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DRINK UP
These six B.C. distilleries are elevating the hand-crafted
spirit game province-wide
by Dani Wright
I N V E N T O R Y
5. Spirited
Decisions
Located on the shores
of Powell River, Salish
Sea Spirits produces
small-batch gin and
vodka with a twist: its
offerings are made
from wild honey
and mountain water
rather than grain and
its botanicals are lo-
cally harvested.
2. Perfect
Pairing
What happens when
an icebreaker captain
and a professor of
organic chemistry join
forces? You get Island
Spirits Distillery.
Located on Hornby
Island, the distillery
uses 14 different roots,
seeds, spices and
berries to flavour its
Phrog Gin.
4. Distill
the One
Kelowna-based
Forbidden Spirits
makes its handcraft-
ed spirits from B.C.
apples, rather than
grain—like its flagship
product, Rebel Vodka,
which is distilled 25
times (while the com-
mercial vodka norm is
two to three).
1. Shoot Your
Shot
Since its founding
in 2015, Langford's
Sheringham Distill-
ery has only grown
in popularity thanks
to its flagship spirit,
Seaside Gin (made
with sustainably har-
vested winged kelp).
But the distillery goes
even further in its
commitment to sus-
tainability initiatives:
a portion of all sales
go to Sea Legacy, an
organization looking
to rebuild the health
of the ocean.
3. Sip Sip Hooray
North Vancouver's
Sons of Vancouver
distillery might be
known for its whisky—
it was named Cana-
dian Whisky of the
Year in 2003—but the
brand's No.82 Ama-
retto is what started
it all. Made from
bourbon vanilla beans
and apricot kernels
and sweetened with
B.C. blackberry honey,
demerara sugar and
apricots, this unique
blend showcases the
distillery's creative
take on go-to cocktail
ingredients.
6. Straight
Shooter
With a focus on locally
sourced sustainable
ingredients, Revel-
stoke's Monashee
Spirits has spirits
from award-winning
gin (made with
juniper, huckleber-
ries, spruce tips and
wildflowers) to a
flagship whisky made
with hyper-local grain.
But the distillery's
Vulcan Fire stands out
as a unique offering:
unaged whisky in-
fused with cinnamon,
honey, maple syrup
and apples.
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