Monashee Spirits Craft Distillery

Monashee Spirits photo

After Josh McLafferty shattered two legs, he had to give up his career as an underwater welder. Naturally, he turned to distilling instead, making craft vodka and liqueurs on Revelstoke’s main strip.

307 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke
250-463-5678
MonasheeSpirits.com

Read more about Monashee Spirits:

• Some like it hot: Canada’s artisan distillers are bringing their own spiced heat to the party

• Monashee’s Ethos Gin name CASC spirit of the year

• Recipe: A-Star

• Monashee Ethos Gin for the win

• Distant distilleries: The challenges and benefits of making spirits in rural regions


PRODUCTS: 

• Vodka
• Vulcan’s Fire Cinnamon Liqueur
• Big Mountain Creamer
• Ethos Gin

The Alchemist Fall/Winter 2018

Thirsty for cocktail and spirits news? You’re in luck—the fall/winter issue of The Alchemist is out this week.

Dan Toulgoet photo

The tenth edition of B.C.’s only magazine dedicated to local distilleries and cocktail culture returns with all the warming flavours you’ll crave for the chilly months ahead.

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Apple Flip

At Olo, the Apple Flip is served with a side of Julien Fremont Calvados to round out the apple experience. Byron Smith photo.

At Olo, the Apple Flip is served with a side of Julien Fremont Calvados to round out the apple experience. 

INGREDIENTS:
• 2oz House Spiced & Solera Aged Honey Shine ‘Rum’ by Devine Vineyards
• 0.5oz Sea Star ‘Prose’ Riesling & Apple Dessert Wine
• 0.5oz Apple & Shiso Syrup
• One whole egg
• Okanagan Spirits Taboo Absinthe Spritz

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Glenfarclas’ Independent Spirit

George S. Grant is part of the sixth generation of the family that bought the Glenfarclas distillery in Scotland’s Speyside region in 1836. Now the director of sales for the brand, he talked to The Alchemist about innovation, tradition and the distillery’s most famous drams.

George S. Grant is part of the sixth generation of the family that bought the Glenfarclas distillery in Scotland’s Speyside region in 1836.
There’s a lot of innovation in whisky and in Scotch today. Is the Family Cask series at Glenfarclas where your fans see that within your brand?

“We’ve seen the revamping of Scotch, or the experimentation side of things, I suppose. I’m not saying we do don’t it or haven’t done it, but it’s things we’ve done 60 or 70 years ago. Primarily, all of the Glenfarclas range is now 100 per cent aged in Oloroso sherry casks. Back in the 1960s we did an experiment where we filled 15 different types of sherry casks—fino, Manzanillo, Amontillado, Pedro Jimenez… About 20 years ago was the first time you started seeing finishing ranges on Scotch, and ever since then people have been jumping on the bandwagon.

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Whisky Wisemen to gather in Vancouver

Sip whisky and talk business with a Dragon at this speaker event

The Be Wise Speaker Series and Whisky Festival takes place Oct. 18 with special guest David Chilton. Contributed photo

Looking for wisdom at the bottom of a whisky glass? Vancouver’s upcoming Be Wise Speaker Series and Whisky Festival has merged world-class whisky tastings with business-oriented conversation in the round, for a most sophisticated pairing.

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A Chronicle of Canadian Whisky

A sneak advance sip of Canadian Club Chronicles 41, the second in a series of ultra-aged Canadian whiskies that redefine our country’s style

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Canadian Club Chronicles 41 will be released in B.C. in November. Charlene Rooke photo

The smell alone is intoxicating: that heady fusion of sawdust and toffee scents that signals a whisky-aging warehouse. It wafts out of a raised white garage door just outside Windsor, where a bottle of teal-labelled Canadian Club Chronicles 41 glows the colour of teak.

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Fernie Distillers

Fernie Distillers photo

Co-owner with her husband Andrew Hayden, Jillian Rutherford is one of the few female distillers in B.C. They established Fernie Distillers in 2006 in a historic building in downtown Fernie, where they produce small-batch spirits inspired by their vibrant community.

531 1st Ave., Fernie
FernieDistillers.com

Read more about Fernie Distillers:

Female spirit


PRODUCTS

• No. 9 Mine Vodka
• Fernie Fog (Earl Grey Liqueur)
• Prospector Gin
• Seasonal spirits (limited)

One Foot Crow

One Foot Crow Distillery photo

A small-batch craft distillery located on the Sunshine Coast (and named for an actual one-footed crow), this distillery produces artistic spins on traditional spirits, including a mineral-infused vodka.

1050 Venture Way, Gibsons
OneFootCrow.com

Read more about One Foot Crow:

Ginned up: The evolution of terroir-driven made-in-B.C. gin


PRODUCTS

• Mineral-Infused Vodka
• Vodka
• Mineral-Infused Gunpowder Gin
• Lavender Gin

Bruinwood Estate Distillery

Bruinwood Estate Distillery photo

Located on the Sunshine Coast, the family-run Bruinwood produces handcrafted, small-batch spirits from 100-per-cent B.C. grains, fruits and honey, as well as botanicals from around the world.

2040 Porter Rd., Roberts Creek
604-886-1371
Bruinwood.com


PRODUCTS

• Aquasen Vodka
• Mandarin Orange Vodka
• Espresso Vodka
• Plain Vodka
• Bruinwood Gin
• Earl Grey Gin
• Rhubarb Gin
• Advocaat
• Pumpkin Spice Cream Liqueur
• Mocha Cream Liqueur
• Spirited Horchata
• Pechuga Espiritu
• Crème de Cassis
• Akvavit