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Read moreBC Distilled Festival Audience Favourites
Photo Credit Emma K. Young
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 moreDistiller Spotlight: Laura Carbonell, Wayward Distillery
In the latest instalment of our Q&A series, Sons of Vancouver’s Jenna Diubaldo speaks to Laura Carbonell at Wayward Distillery in Courtenay, B.C.
Read moreBC Distilled Announces Audience Favourite Awards
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 moreBC Distilled Recap: audience favourites & more
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.
Read moreNews and Openings
Indigenous World Winery & Distillery will offer a virtual “immersive exploration of the rich history and cultures of Indigenous cuisine and wine” within B.C. as part of National Indigenous History Month. Participation is free.
Kamloops, B.C. local TV station CFJC reported on a “craft spirits boom” for the city, spotlighting recently opened Red Bridge Distilling and Gin Lane (produced at Red Collar Brewing & Distilling), and other distilleries coming soon.
Paradigm Spirits Co. opened in London, On. in December 2020.
Still Fired Distilleries’ Fundy Gin has now entered the U.S. Market.
New travel site Travelier featured the GINstitute by the Sea at Steinhart Distillery in Arisaig, Nova Scotia, which gives visitors the opportunity to create a mini-batch of custom gin.
CountryGuide published an article on the farm-to-glass trend in distilling, featuring several artisan distillers.
The BC Distilled PADS Fundraiser has raised over $12,000 so far. Wayward Distillery sold out their Smoked Rum in six minutes!