In order to bring some transparency to the eyes of their consumers and partly because of a request from producers since some time ago, the SAQ has launched three categories for Quebec products. Here are the names of these categories and their official significance: “Origine Québec” (products made by Quebec artisans and with homegrown ingredients) “Prepared in Quebec” (products designed or distilled in Quebec with homegrown Quebec ingredients and…
Canada’s micro-distilleries and distilleries industry produces different disinfectants to fight the coronavirus ! Canada’s micro-distilleries and distilleries industry are producing to fight the coronavirus ! During the First World War, the Gooderham & Worts distillery in Toronto supported the war effort by producing acetone which is a key ingredient in making munitions. On November 1, 1942, during the Second World War, the Hiram Walker Gooderham & Worts…
Comme vous le savez, le Canada est géré sur deux paliers principaux, le Fédéral décide des grandes lignes, mais chaque Province à son mot à dire pour coin de pays, ce qui, au lieu d’avoir une universalité nationale, ne fait que compliquer les règles. Alors qu’on essaye d’établir des règles de “libre échange” avec nos voisins du Sud, nous ne sommes même pas capable d’y arriver au…
This text is a work in progress for the moment, once finished, the English version will be released too. Sorry for the inconvenience. On n’arrête pas de le constater, le marché des micro-distilleries est en pleine explosion au Canada. Trop longtemps contraints par des lois remontant à la prohibition, peu importe la Province, il était plus que risqué de vouloir démarrer une activité de ce type. Mais…
DISTILLERIES ONTARIO : Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers QUÉBEC : Absintherie des Cantons (à venir) Distillerie des Appalaches (à venir) Artist in Residence Distillerie Beauregard Brasserie Distillerie (à venir) Distillerie Beemer BluePearl Distillerie (à venir) Cassis Monna & Filles (à venir) Brasserie et Distillerie Champ Libre Distillerie de la Chaufferie Cirka Distilleries Comont, Maîtres Distillateurs Distillerie Côte des Saints Expédition Gin Distillerie Fils du Roy Distillerie du Fjord…
Distilleries Canada is born! Born in my head yesterday, and online today. To tell you everything, when the idea came to me, I decided to start by finding a name that works in both French and English, making it universal for the domain name. I had a moment of sudden inspiration when I realized the plural forms of “distillerie“ and “distillery” are one and the same. After…