I love whisk(e)y. Many, if not all, iconic Canadian whiskies (Seagrams, Crown Royal, Wisers*) are now owned by international spirits houses, and most Canadians are unaware of the craft distillers popping up across the country. Moreover, our provincial liquor boards (cough – LCBO – cough) often don’t highlight the whiskies coming out of these smaller, homegrown producers. That bothered me, so I went on a quest to find and put together a list of independent Canadian whisky makers and their offerings.

There are quite a few other craft distillers eschewing whisky and selling vodka, gin, moonshine and white-dog whisky. That’s understandable: whisky takes time to age and create, and if you’re a new distillery you can’t afford to wait 3+ years to bring in the cash. My hope is that many of these entrants will lay up stock, and that over time we’ll see many more interesting Canadian whiskies pop up across the country!

Sources

Canadian Whisky

Wikipedia

And of course…multiple Google searches :)

That said…the list in alphabetical order!

The List

Updated on 22 December, 2017

Heads up!

This is simply a list – I have not tried all these whiskies!

Unless mentioned, all whiskies are available for online shipping across Canada.

Please comment if you know of any independent distilleries not on this list.

Brasserie & distillerie Oshlag

Montreal, QC

Website

Only available for shipping within Quebec

Black Whisky (Still aging)

Central City Brewers + Distillers

Surrey, BC

Website

Lohin McKinnon VQA Black Sage Vineyard™ Collaboration Whisky

Lohin McKinnon 150th Anniversary Lightly Peated Single Malt Rye Whisky

Lohin McKinnon Single Malt Whisky

Dillon’s

Beamsville, ON

Website

Rye Whisky (500 ml)

Rye 1 Whisky (200 ml)

Distillerie Fils du Roy

Petit-Paquetville, NB

Website

Not available online.

L’Eau d’Août

Eau Claire

Turner Valley, AB

Website

Not available online, and bottles are sold out. They still have 1oz and 2oz drams available at the distillery though.

Single Malt Whisky

Glenora

Glenville, NS

Website

Battle Of The Glen 15 Year

Fiddler’s Choice

Glen Breton Ice 10 Year

Glen Breton Ice 17 Year

Glen Breton Ice 19 Year

Glen Breton Rare 10 Year

Glen Breton Rare 14 Year

Glen Breton Rare 21 Year

Glen Breton Rare – Jardine Reserve – 25 Year

Highwood Distillers

High Wood, AB

Website

Not available online – for sale at the LCBO however.

Centennial 10 yr Canadian Rye Whisky

Centennial Canadian Rye Whisky Dark Chocolate

Centennial Coffee Bean Canadian Whisky

Centennial Maple Canadian Rye Whisky

Centennial Spiced Canadian Rye Whisky

Century Reserve 21 yr Canadian Rye Whisky

Century Reserve Lot 15-25 Canadian Rye Whisky

Highwood Canadian Rye Whisky

Hundred Volt Rye Whisky

Ninety 5 yr Whisky

Ninety 20 yr Whisky

Potters Special Old Canadian Rye Whisky

Sweet Sippin Maple Whisky

True North Canadian Rye Whisky

White Owl Ginger Lime Whisky

White Owl Spiced Whisky

White Owl Whisky

Wild Cinnamon Whisky

Kinsip

Bloomfield, ON

Website

Crimson Rye Whisky

Wild Oak Whisky

Maple Whisky (Flavoured; 375ml)

Last Best Brewing

Calgary, AB

Website

This one is truly puzzling. They claim to be “primarily a whisky house” but I can’t find their product list online. Maybe store-only, or still aging?

Last Mountain Distillery

Lumsden, SK

Website

It’s not clear to me if they ship Canada-wide (the website indicates that they’ll ship to BC at least). Otherwise, they’ve a list of stores at which their products are available.

Canadian Whisky

F5 Cinnamon Whisky (Flavoured)

Prairie Cherry Whisky (Flavoured)

Private Reserve Whisky

Single Cask 100% Wheat Whisky

The Liberty Distillery

Vancouver, BC

Website

Trust Whisky – Single Grain

Trust Whisky – Single Cask – Burgundy

Lucky Bastard Distillers

Saskatoon, SK

Website

Lucky Bastard Rye Whisky

Maison Sivo

Quebec City, QC

Website

Available via My Wines Canada and at SAQ.

Essence du Single Malt

Essence du Rye

Merridale Cidery & Distillery

Cobble Hill, BC

Website

Not available online – but they do list retail locations in BC.

Whisky Jack’s

North of 7

Ottawa, ON

Website

Not available online – only at the distillery store. They also have white dog whiskies at different proofs.

North of 7 Whisky

Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery

Vernon, BC and Kelowna, BC

Website

Looks like they have a lot of special releases that are, unfortunately!, out of stock.

BRBN Corn Whisky

Old Order Distilling

Penticton, BC

Website

Not available online – at the distillery, or stores in BC. Looks like the “Order now” button is broken too :/

Okanagan Highland Whisky (Still aging)

Park Distillery

Banff, AB

Website

Park Maple Rye (Flavoured)

Pemberton Distillery

Pemberton, BC

Website

Pemberton Valley Organic Single Malt Whisky Single Cask Release – 2012 Medium Peated

Rig Hand Craft Distillery

Nisku, AB

Website

Email or call to order. Also has quite a few unaged whiskies.

Bar M Whisky

Shelter Point Distillery

Campbell River, BC

Website

Cask-Strength Whisky

French Oak Double Barreled Whisky

Montfort District Lot 141 Single Grain Whisky

Single-Malt Artisanal Whisky

Sperling Silver

Regina, SK

Website

Not available online – or at least I can’t figure out how to order it online :)

Golden Stag Cherry Rye

Golden Stag Blended Rye

Spirit of York Distillery Co.

Toronto, ON

Website

Not available online – for sale only at their retail store in the Distillery District.

Spirit of York Whisky (Not listed online, but does exist; seen in person)

Stalk & Barrel

Concord, ON

Website

#Canada150 Canadian Whisky

100% Rye Whisky

Blue Blend Canadian Whisky

Red Blend Canadian Whisky

Single Malt Whisky

Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Whisky

Whitehorse, YT

Website

No online ordering AFAICT, and no information on how to buy bottles. Maybe call them at (867) 668-4183 ?

Single Malt Whisky (Classic)

Single Malt Whisky (Special Finishes)

Single Malt Whisky (Peated)

Single Malt Whisky (Innovative)

Urban Distillery & Winery

Kelowna, BC

Website

Urban Burban – Bourbon-Style Whiskey

Single Malt Whisky

Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Website