Hot on the heels of Vancouver's recent wave of craft brewery openings, a handful of new micro-distillery projects are underway. Here's the latest in Vancouver's booze-news.
Long Table Distillery. The city's first urban gin and vodka distillery was opened in downtown Vancouver by Charles Tremewen in spring 2013. Tremewen's London Dry Gin is a delicate blend of eight locally sourced botanicals, while the Texada "Stoned" Vodka is filtered through nearby Texada Island limestone. Located in Vancouver's False Creek neighbourhood, visitors can drop by for tastings and to purchase bottles between Fridays and Sundays, from 12 pm to 6pm, or by appointment.
Yaletown Distilling Company. Newly opened Paulie's Kitchen is poised to launch their on-site distillery producing herbal infused vodkas and gins made on authentic Bavarian stills. Owned by neighbouring Yaletown Brewing Company, the old-world lounge is reminiscent of a Prohibition-era speakeasy and dishes up delectable Italian cuisine alongside refreshing cocktails
Odd Society. Located in East Vancouver's port district, the husband and wife team behind Odd Society applies old-world distilling traditions to fresh and local ingredients. Techniques are carefully researched and impeccably executed – for example, an on-site vodka column purifies vodka through multiple plates and a gin basket bathes botanicals in hot vapours to extract flavourful oils. Distiller Gordon Glanz holds an MSc in brewing and distilling from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he experimented with distilling whiskey with raw grains and commercial enzymes before studying under the masters at Springbank distillery in Campbeltown.
Central City Brewing. The Surrey-based brewer seeks to put Canadian whiskey back on the map. Housed in a massive new brewery complete with tasting lounge, the distillery will focus on 100 percent rye whiskey. Thirsty guests will need to wait for those first sips, though: Canadian whiskey must barrel-age three years before fit to serve.
Thirsty for more? Continue your tasting journey with a stopover at the Artisan Sake Maker, located on Granville Island. Masa Shiroke made waves in 2007 when he started producing Canada's first local premium sake from his tiny studio in the Railspur District. Today, his award-winning product is sold across the country and internationally. Start off with a sake tasting, featuring three varieties of sake, for just $5 (plus tax).
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04 Sep 2013
