A fine age

If you thought the debate over whisky and age was resolved, a B.C. newcomer and Scotch mainstay start the discussion over again

At BC Distilled, Andrew Campbell Wall poured Victoria Caledonian Distillery’s 17-month-old Mac na Braiche Single Malt Spirit, which has been earning comparisons to 10-year-old Scotch single malts. Victoria Caledonian Distillery photo.

You might forgive Andrew Campbell Wall if he seems just a wee bit bullish.

Wall is the Macaloney Ambassador for the neophyte Victoria Caledonian Distillery, which is based in B.C.’s capital city, but is Scottish through and through. Just to make the point, Wall is wearing his Campbell kilt and full regalia as he samples his wares at this year’s BC Distilled festival.

While he pours me a dram of Mac na Braiche Single Malt Spirit, he can barely contain his excitement.

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Macaloney Caledonian Distillery

Macaloney Caledonian photo

Back in his native Scotland, Graeme Macaloney fell in love with whisky, but it was here in Canada that he realized his dream to make it.

761 Enterprise Crescent, Victoria
778-401-0410
VictoriaCaledonian.com

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A fine age: If you thought the debate over whisky and age was resolved, a B.C. newcomer and Scotch mainstay start the discussion over again

 


PRODUCTS

• Mac Na Braiche Single Malt Spirit
• Oaken Poítin Single Malt Spirit
• Peated Darach Braiche Single Malt Spirit
• Peated Mac Na Braiche Sincle Malt Spirit
• Whisky Casks