Artist in Residence

Distilleries Canada/ August 21, 2020

La distillerie Artist In Residence, ou AIR Distillerie, est née d’un quiproquo en Colombie d’où est originaire la femme de Pierre Mantha son propriétaire-fondateur, duquel a germé l’idée de faire une vodka légère. Tant que l’on n’a pas rencontré l’homme, on n’imagine difficilement à qui on va avoir affaire. Il est le genre de personne dont le débit de paroles coule à la vitesse de ses pensées,…

Intermiel

Distilleries Canada/ July 23, 2020

It is the second oldest artisanal distillery in Quebec in operation, (just after Michel Jodoin), and yet, when we think of Intermiel, this is not what comes directly to mind, but of course a beautiful range of honeys! But let’s go back to sum up the adventure of this company. It began in 1976 when Christian Macle and his wife and Viviane, teachers who arrived from France…

Maison Livernois

Distilleries Canada/ July 22, 2020

Well, let’s start with the bad news, even if the Maison Livernois is listed as a “Distillerie & Pub”, it is a restaurant that currently produces a gin, the Jules Ernest, but this one is not made on the spot! The reason is simple, to imagine what a still is, it is like a giant pressure cooker, and therefore it can be very dangerous. Therefore, laws restrict…

Distillerie Stadaconé

Distilleries Canada/ July 18, 2020

Stadaconé is the adventure of three friends and colleagues who decided to embark on a field completely different from the one they were in, high technology! The founding core is composed of Jean-Pierre Allard, President, Alexandre Thomas, Marketing Director and Jonathan Chrétien, Director of Operations. The name was chosen after finding the location of the distillery in the Limoilou sector of Quebec City, near the Saint-Charles River,…

Distillerie de la Manufacture

Distilleries Canada/ June 2, 2020

If the story started a little earlier, it was in July 2017 that things became official for the creation of this project. It had to be initially elsewhere, but finally Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts opened doors and facilities which weighed in the final choice of the location. The distillery has started producing alcohol, but that supplies the pharmaceutical industry because of the situation. The partners preferred to postpone the launch…

Champ Libre

Distilleries Canada/ December 21, 2019

Champ Libre, born in May 2018 in Mercier, Quebec, is above all a brewery whom also quickly gained success with its beers.  However, from the start, this project was going to have a distillery division with a modest production and would be produced in stills consisting of 200 liters. This idea originated by two locals. Alexandre Provost, who worked in the insurance industry and dreamed of owning…

Côte des Saints Distillery

Distilleries Canada/ December 8, 2019

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,…

Fédéral et Provincial

Distilleries Canada/ December 1, 2019

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…

Distillerie Noroi

Distilleries Canada/ November 9, 2019

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…

Menaud

Distilleries Canada/ June 9, 2019

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…