Although officially born in 2015, the Pirate du Nord micro-distillery, its owner-founder, André Trudeau, took the time to mature his project with the launch of his first Bootlegger Botanique # 3 for which we speak of course of juniper, but also of dandelion roots, rosehip and long pepper. The result is not aged in barrels, but “rested” on oak and apple wood. Bootlegger Botanique # 7, the…
A wonderful App devoted solely to the universe of Gin who is currently marking it’s place in the sun. The interface is superb as it allows you to search for information on registered products, allows you to compose your personal list and include your tasting notes… Unfortunately, although our Canadian law prohibits us from taking advantage of this option, a function is available on this App allowing…
As of, December 7, 2019, the Côte des Saints distillery has finally opened its doors to the public for the sale of their first gin production. Availability in sufficient quantities for the province of Quebec will be offered at the SAQ as of February. I mention “finally” because their story started about four years ago with the purchase of the fields for growing barley. More or less,…
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…
Expedition Gin is a unique project, created by Baptiste Gissinger, which should be spread over a decade. The main idea is to travel through four countries for each of the six continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), plus Antarctica, and to find and harvest the wild plants themselves. local with which it will elaborate 25 exclusive gins of soil which will be produced…
We explained to you how to make your home gin a few months ago, and here is another interesting experience to do to continue in the field. You can work either from your gin or the one of your choice. Ideally, it is better to leave with a classic gin since you will transform to personalize it according to your tastes. One of the simplest things is…
La Distillerie Noroi située à Saint-Hyacinthe, fait partie du groupe Station Agro-Biotech, qui englobe sous le même toit Fixit Kombucha, Le Bilboquet microbrasserie, La Brasserie Olten et Littoral tonic québécois. La grande particularité c’est leur système de distillation à froid qui serait unique au monde ! Grâce à un alambic en verre qualifié de type réacteur, ce procédé sous 0°C permet d’évaporer les mélanges sans les chauffer…
As you know, DistilleriesCanada.com does not have for mission to comment on spirits produced in Canada, but to make all producers known ! However, we want to go further in our future approach by also presenting products without criticizing them. We were invited today to a press tasting organized by Vins Fins l’Agence (which we thank for the invitation) which represents Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers in Quebec.…
For those who do not know, distilling in Canada requires a specific license. This article is for individuals who will begin by using a neutral alcohol or vodka purchased in a local store or micro-distillery and transform this base into a “Compound Gin”, for which has also been known as a “bath gin” during time of prohibition. Of course, you will need quality juniper berries (not old…
Menaud est une micro-brasserie ainsi qu’une micro-distillerie installée à Clermont dans la région de Charlevoix, née en 2018. La première dans cette région du Québec. Son nom est tiré du titre d’un roman, “Menaud, Maitre-Draveur”, écrit par Félix-Antoine Savard, prêtre catholique en 1937. L’équipe produit la vodka et le gin Menaud, en travaillant du grain à la bouteille avec une base composée à 75% de blé et…