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The 9th BC Distilled Festival was held on April 13th, 2024 in Vancouver. The festival kicked off with two whisky tastings led by Davin de Kergommeaux (April 10th and 11th), followed by a Distillers Dinner with paired cocktails and spirits on April 12 and then the main tasting festival on April 13.
Read moreOn January 18 the results of the annual Canadian Whisky Awards were announced in Victoria, B.C.
This year the Canadian Whisky of the Year Award went to Paradigm Spirits’ 2022 Heritage Collection, and 19-year-old blended whisky.
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The BC Distilled Festival was held on Saturday, May 13 in Vancouver, with 39 British Columbia distilleries pouring samples from 180 spirits. Attendees voted on their favourite spirits, as well as the BC Distilled Distillery of the Year.
Read moreResults of the 2023 Canadian Whisky Awards were announced tonight at the Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, B.C. For the first time in the thirteen-year history of the awards, a regional, artisan producer has taken the top spot.
Following a blind tasting by a panel of nine whisky experts, Palm Trees & A Tropical Breeze, distilled by North Vancouver’s Sons of Vancouver Distillery was named Canadian Whisky of the Year, Artisan Producers.
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DEVINE Distillery’s Kevin Titcomb serving out the good stuff! • Photo credit Leila Kowk
BC Distilled retuned to an in-person festival in Vancouver this past weekend, after a two-year break. On offer April 9 were 150 spirits to try, with a third of those new to the market since the last show.
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As artisan distillers embrace the global flavoured gin craze, Canada will have to answer that question for itself. As ADC introduces a separate Flavoured Gin category in the Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition, here’s a primer on the tradition and regulations of what defines a category.
Read morePre-selling private batches of maturing spirits can help fund your operations—and build a fan base for your distillery.
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