BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #157 - Esquimalt Dry Vermouth and Tonic

DISTILLERY NOTES

Made in the style of a traditional French Dry Vermouth for use in classic cocktails, like a Martini, but with enough Vancouver Island character to stand on its own over ice or with a splash of soda. We precisely blend our Wildflower Mead with the 2012 Schönburger from Venturi-Schulze Vineyards and spirit from Stillhead Distillery. We then add 11 different botanicals. Best enjoyed with great friends and lively conversation.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Just tapped this up at Clive’s Classic Lounge, batched and carbonated at Esquimalt Wine Co. This delicious blend of their dry vermouth and Rootside Tonic is divine, if you are a gin and tonic drinker, this is the low abv drink you’ve been waiting for.

Alcohol - 7% / 14 proof

Color - Clear off white

Nose - Hints of complex botanicals and vermouth with fresh bright tonic

Taste - Refreshing and complex, hints of vermouth and tonic blend perfectly without overpowering each other

Finish - Leaves you wanting more, no cloying sweetness, spikes of tonic bitterness and long complex vermouth lingering in the background

Best Enjoyed - Over ice with a lemon slice

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Stillhead Distillery Rhubarb Gin

DISTILLERY NOTES

Using the same base gin as our award-winning. Wild Blackberry Gin, we then add fresh pressed juice from rhubarb grown at Deere Field Farm in Cowichan Bay and slightly sweeten it with simply syrup (<5%). Fresh juniper and citrus on the nose with plenty of rhubarb on the palate, at 37.5% alc./vol. this gin pairs well with a premium classic tonic.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

I have a strong feeling this will be gone really quick! Stillhead Distillery newest seasonal, Rhubarb Gin. Rich sweet and sour rhubarb with great complexity from the gin backbone. Mix this with the Phillips Soda Works Cucumber Mint Tonic and it’ll be perfect for this weather.

Alcohol - 37.5% / 75 proof

Color - Light pink

Nose - Fresh cut rhubarb, hints of ginger and light juniper

Taste - Fresh cut rhubarb, acidic and sweet, with hints of ginger spice, aromatic juniper and fragrant citrus

Finish - Mouth filling rhubarb with the complexity of the gin on exhale

Best Enjoyed - with tonic on the back deck

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Okanagan Spirits Rhubarb Liqueur

DISTILLERY NOTES

After putting the call out to local residents, the interest in supplying Okanagan Spirits with rhubarb was amazing and encouraging. Many rhubarb growers often added their own tales of life experiences with rhubarb and various old family rhubarb recipes. Others, admittedly were just happy to get rid of the rhubarb and see it put to good use.

Hand chopping of every stalk at the distillery was humbling; actually mind-numbing. Maybe not so much a labour of love now. The resulting liqueur? A beautiful natural pink-red 24% Rhubarb Liqueur that oozes a lingering Rhubarb aftertaste.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

It's spring time regardless of the lock down, the Okanagan Spirits rhubarb liqueur just kicks you in the mouth with gorgeous sweet, fresh rhubarb. Deep fruit, but not stewy, bright acidity and a clean fruity finish.  

Alcohol - 24% / 48 proof

Color - Light watermelon pink

Nose - Fresh uncut rhubarb, in the garden, leaf and all

Taste - Gorgeous slightly cooked rhubarb but with fresh, bright acidity. Not overly stewy or sweet

Finish - Fresh rhubarb with amazing acidity

Best Enjoyed - In a spritz

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #156 - DeVine Distillery Sloe Gin

DISTILLERY NOTES

By adding wild sloe berries (a tiny member of the plum family) to our classic gin, we’ve brought an old English tradition to Canada. The result is a full-strength spirit that’s tart but with a delicious richness and depth of flavour backed by a subtle berry sweetness.

A bounty of flavours dominated by dried fruits, black liquorice, candied orange, sugar plums, and lavender. Balanced by traditional gin botanicals of juniper and coriander, fresh spruce tips and white pepper.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

I’ve tasted so much stuff that Devine Distillery don’t make anymore and have forgotten to taste some stuff they do make. The Sloe Gin is herbaceous, berry medicinal with complex and complimenting botanicals. If you use this in a Sloe Gin Fizz, watch your sweetness and this is dry, full on sloe berry boldness. 

Alcohol - 42% / 84 proof

Color - Light red with pink edges

Nose - Medicinal and complex berry on the nose

Taste - Big mouthfeel, complex and bright botanicals from the gin compliment the tart, fruity sweet berry.

Finish - Long herbal notes with the sloe berry rounding it all out

Best Enjoyed - Sloe Gin Fizz

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #155 - Bohemian Eclipse Coffee Liqueur

DISTILLERY NOTES

How can a heavenly body taste so simply enlightening? From between earth and sun shines a happy black magic and it sips like it fell from the stars.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

First time trying this from one of the most underrated distilleries in the province Bohemian Spirits. Rich, over roasted coffee is sweetened with deep sweet notes, reminiscent of a Turkish coffee. Great addition to the White Russian lover. 

Alcohol - 20% / 40 proof

Color - Cloudy cola brown

Nose - Complex notes of over roasted coffee

Taste - Reminiscent of Turkish coffee, rich and complex over roasted coffee, deep sweetness and long finish of chickory

Finish - Pretty clean chickory coffee, reminds me of New Orleans

Best Enjoyed - On the rocks with cream liqueur

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #154 - Okanagan Spirits BRBN

DISTILLERY NOTES

Harvested from Coldstream valley grain corn, through diligent milling, fermenting, distilling and aging we introduce BC’s first Bourbon-style Corn Whisky, BRBN.

The grain corn is grown just west of our Vernon Flagship distillery, and is milled onsite before being fermented and distilled in our state-of-the-art copper pot flavour stills.

After a carefully monitored distillation process, our BRBN whisky is put down to rest and mature in carefully selected white American toasted oak casks. These heavily toasted honeycomb barrels release a flavour of burnt caramel to finesse the sweet flavour.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

In celebration of Whisky Sour Day, I decided to taste upstairs in Vista 18, the house bourbon style whisky from Okanagan Spirits. Rich and bold with great barrel complexity, not as sweet as American styles but would make a sour sing.

Alcohol - 40% / 80 proof

Color - Copper burnt orange

Nose - Hints of oaky vanilla, complex grain mill and off sweet corn

Taste - Much drier than it’s American counterparts, hints of stonefruit, vanilla, oak and hints of spicy barley balance out the corn bomb

Finish - Deep and complex corn notes with hints of vanilla and oak

Best Enjoyed - Neat or in this case, a whisky sour

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #153 - Spinnaker's Pink Grapefruit Gin

DISTILLERY NOTES

Spinnakers small-batch spirits are distilled in our oceanside distillery with 100% BC grown malted grains and water from our on-site artesian well. Made with 100% BC grown malted grains, aquifer water, and botanicals.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Brand new for the show, Spinnaker’s Brewpub Pink Grapefruit Gin. Gorgeous pomelo on the nose lingers on the first taste with a gorgeous aromatic floral gin with that punched up grapefruit peel. Perfect for G&T.

Alcohol - 40% / 80 proof

Color - Light grapefruit pink orange

Nose - Gorgeous pomelo peel with a hint of fresh grapefruit juice

Taste - Beautifully balanced floral gin that is complimented by soft and aromatic grapefruit peel and flesh.

Finish - Long and lingering grapefruit with a hint of gin

Best Enjoyed - French 75 variation

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #152 - Wayward Distillery Garstin's Plunder

DISTILLERY NOTES

Like all our spirits, Garstin's Plunder is crafted from 100% raw and unpasteurized BC honey.

We start by fermenting our honey into honey wine (Mead) before carefully distilling it on custom stills into our award winning Unruly Vodka. Garstin’s Plunder is a marriage of our Unruly Vodka and the amazing garlic grown by Mr Garstin!

For almost 25 years, Brent Garstin has been growing and saving his own garlic right here in the Comox Valley. Affectionately named after Brent's pet cat Plunder, Garstin’s Plunder has adapted over generations to our local soils and climate.

”This time of year is one that I look forward to all summer - our local farmers have been working hard all season and are able to share their abundant harvest of delicious, local flavors. Brent Garstin is definitely an expert at growing garlic! This year Brent shared a few types of his garlic with us, fresh and juicy straight out of the ground when it came time to harvest, and he even came into the Distillery to help us prepare the nearly 40 pounds of garlic and chat about his experience growing it, which felt really special!

Something that I've learned from working with Brent is that not all garlic is interchangeable. Each variety has its own personality and appeal. The recipe that we chose after experimenting with each variety individually was made with consideration to the smell, and flavour that was brought out from each by our honey spirit.

Garstin's Plunder has a strong raw garlic nose that makes me instantly hungry. The initial flavour is softened by the honey character that is distinctive to our vodka, so the garlic isn't overpowering. The finish is deep, lingering, and satisfying for THIS garlic lover. I'm excited for all of the garlicky Caesars that I'll be enjoying in my near future!”

-Laura Carbonell: Head Distiller

BC SPIRITS NOTES

So excited for this one today! First time tasting it and boy was I not disappointed. Amazing breadth of flavor from this garlic vodka from Wayward Distillery. Soft almost aged sweet garlic through to classic flavor and then finishing with an aromatic spiciness. Must get this limited run ASAP! 

Alcohol - 40% / 80 proof

Color - Clear with a hint of off white

Nose - Bold, brilliant and huge garlic

Taste - The compliment of the very clean vodka balances off the complex garlic, from sweet to classic all the way through to aromatic spicy. This is garlic vodka that gives much more!

Finish - Long and lingering (obviously) garlic

Best Enjoyed - Caesar with Sons of Vancouver Chilli Vodka

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Elder Bros Elderflower Liqueur

BC SPIRITS NOTES

An amazing new product from Elder Bros Farms, their brand new Elderflower Liqueur. Very different than other local elderflower liqueurs, fruity elderflower with bright notes of citrus and honeycomb.

Alcohol - 20% / 40 Proof

Color - Light yellow green

Nose - Strong fruity elderflower, hints of citrus peel and honeycomb

Taste - Fruity elderflower, clean spirit back bone with bright hints of citrus and honey

Finish - Fruity elderflower fills the mouth

Best Enjoyed - Elderflower Spritz

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #151 - Dubh Glas Distillery Sage Advice

DISTILLERY NOTES

Our wildflower honey is collected by a local beekeeper in small batches. The bees collect nectar from the many flowers in the region, such as the bright yellow flowers of the Arrowleaf Balsamroot. The decision to use sage, the key herb in the recipe, was inspired by the aromatic wild sage which grows abundantly on the local hills thanks to the sunny dry climate of the Southern Okanagan. The spirits are then infused for 90 days with the honey, sage and a secret mix of herbs and spices.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Love this little sneaky one from Dubh Glas, their whisky liqueur. Gorgeous spice, aromatic sage, complex honeycomb and bright citrus; at 35%, its not over cloying and finishes complex and clean.

Alcohol - 35% / 70 proof

Color - Light golden wheat

Nose - Classic Dubh Glas whisky backbone, hand rubbed sage and honeycomb

Taste - Rubbed sage, Christmas spice and honeycomb with a rich whisky backbone

Finish - The alcohol and spice drys out the honey sweetness, long herbal spice finish

Best Enjoyed - On the rocks or in a Rusty Nail with the elusive Dubh Glas single malt

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Arbutus Distillery Elderflower Liqueur

DISTILLERY NOTES

A seasonal delight made with freshly foraged BC elderflower blossoms, notes of nectarine, lychee and fresh herbs

BC SPIRITS NOTES

I still feel that all the Arbutus Distillery liqueurs are super underrated and this little number is no different. We have great elderflower on the island and they use it perfectly, herbal green, lychee and melon on the nose and palate.

Alcohol - 22% / 44 proof

Color - Translucent orange

Nose - Lychee, melon and green, fresh tarragon

Taste - Bold elderflower translates to a mixture of the flower, lychee, melon and green herbal notes

Finish - Not cloying, leaving palate clean with bright, floral elderflower

Best Enjoyed - Sub for St Germain, do a spritz with 1 1/2 oz. of this and Unsworth Charme de Lile

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #149/150 - Ampersand Gin and Anderson Distilling Smoked Rosemary Gin

DISTILLERY NOTES - Ampersand Gin

Ampersand Gin is our flagship product, an award winning instant classic, that brings together BC grown wheat with eight cultivated or wild harvested botanicals and our own spring water.

Ampersand Gin plays well with others in your favourite cocktails, but it's also brilliant on its own. And since it's made from scratch with high quality botanicals and BC grown wheat, we think it's a better gin. Period.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

I missed day #149 so I doubled down today, upstairs at Vista 18 which has an amazing selection of local spirits. Because I hosted Jess from Ampersand Distilling on the podcast yesterday, I want to do their gin and then something brand new for me, the Anderson Distilling Smoked Rosemary Gin. Both so different, the Ampersand is a classicist gin with a great citrusy profile while the Anderson Smoked Rosemary is complex and rosemary forward.

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Odd Society Elderflower Liqueur

DISTILLERY NOTES

Odd Society Elderflower Liqueur began life as freshly harvested, B.C. grown elderflowers, which are steeped within hours of picking.

Our liqueur has a rich, sweet, floral taste with tropical and citrus notes that are delicious on ice with a squeeze of lemon or mixed in a refreshing cocktail perfect for patio sipping.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Something I have never tasted from Odd Society which doesn’t happen often. Their elderflower is floral and aromatic with rich elderflower pop and hints of melon. Not overly sweet so watch your balances in cocktails, I’d grab a bottle of bubbles and do a gorgeous spritz.

Alcohol - 23% / 46 Proof

Color - Light green

Nose - Fragrant elderflower along with green stems

Taste - Complex aromatics of elderflower and green stems, hints of melon, not overly sweet in the back palate

Finish - Rich elderflower and melon

Best Enjoyed - In a Spirtz

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #148 - Sons of Vancouver Vodka

DISTILLERY NOTES

Starting with a brew of BC spring wheat and malted barley, we ferment with champagne yeast before running this vodka through our two seperate stills. A few modest ingredients go into this process and what you're left with is simply good vodka.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Most people know Sons of Vancouver for their amazing Amaretto and possibly their Chilli Vodka, but their house vodka is exceptional. Distilled with 75% soft white wheat and champagne yeast gives this vodka and clean yet unique flavor that would be right up any Swedish vodka drinkers alley.   

Alcohol - 40% / 80 Proof

Color - Clear

Nose - Soft wheat grain, wet concrete and a hint of funky wine notes

Taste - Clean, slightly fruity, twang of champagne yeastiness, long and lingering

Finish - Clean and long

Best Enjoyed - For the Swedish vodka lover

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #147 - Legend Distilling Naramaro

DISTILLERY NOTES

A locally produced hark back to the original French Amer Picon and other fine amari produced in small towns across Italy...this is our amaro.  

Upfront orange zest, mildly bitter on the palate, earthy and vanilla undertones.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

An Amer Picon clone from Legend Distilling, I helped with the creation of this little number and it’s exactly what you need for your Brooklyn’s or Picon Punches. Bright and aromatic orange with bittersweet high notes and a lingering orange peel finish.

Alcohol - 30% / 60 Proof

Color - Deep red, almost black

Nose - Bright dried orange peels, sumac and hints of complex botanicals

Taste - Aromatic bitter botanicals, orange peel, sumac, bold notes of sweetness

Finish - Long and linger bitter orange peel

Best Enjoyed - Brooklyn cocktail

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #146 - Elder Bros Elderflower Liqueur

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An amazing new product from Elder Bros Farms, their brand new Elderflower Liqueur. Very different than other local elderflower liqueurs, fruity elderflower with bright notes of citrus and honeycomb.

Alcohol - 20% / 40 Proof

Color - Light yellow green

Nose - Strong fruity elderflower, hints of citrus peel and honeycomb

Taste - Fruity elderflower, clean spirit back bone with bright hints of citrus and honey

Finish - Fruity elderflower fills the mouth

Best Enjoyed - Elderflower Spritz

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #145 - Victoria Distillers Spiced Rum

DISTILLERY NOTES

This aromatic spirit is distilled from molasses and Level Ground Trading’s fair trade organic cane sugar. The addition of carefully selected organic vanilla beans, orange peel, ginger root, star anise seed and orris root give this classic spirit further warmth and complexity.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Happy National Rum Day, wanted to touch on this little beauty from Victoria Distillers. There spiced rum, made from molasses and cane sugar and spiced with ginger, vanilla, orange, star anise and orris root. Gorgeous rum profile is complimented by the spice notes with no sugar, makes this nice and dry.

Alcohol - 42.5% / 85 Proof

Color - Burnt copper red

Nose - Strong dunder notes, hints of spice but not overly pronounced

Taste - Complimentary flavors of molasses, spices and bright ginger; very dry, no residual sweetness

Finish - Subtle spice notes with a strong rum forward finish

Best Enjoyed - Classic highball with coke

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #144 - Provincial Spirits Cranberry, Mint, Orange

DISTILLERY NOTES

One of our drier cocktails in the series. The fresh mint is macerated in Vodka before being blended with the classic combination of cranberry and orange. Not too sweet, not too dry. Just right.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Fantastic cocktail in a bottle from Provisional Spirits, if you want to support a local company, get a cocktail subscription. With the weather being gorgeous out, hang out on your patio and enjoy this, balanced cranberry, mint and orange; just refreshing as hell. 

Alcohol - 6.9% / 13.8 Proof

Color - Deep reddish purple

Nose - Fresh cranberry and orange juice

Taste - Tart cranberry, aromatic mint and fresh squeeze orange, sneaky vodka in the background

Finish - Dry and tart cranberry with fruity orange

Best Enjoyed - On the back deck

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Shelter Point Montfort 151

DISTILLERY NOTES

Montfort 151 is a truly unique field-to flask whisky. The name itself is the very lot in which the single-grain barley was grown, as well the coordinates to the exact field are included on every bottle. The Montfort series has literal grass root beginnings, each field that we farm has a distinctive district lot number, as well as site specific soil classification, and a proximity to the ocean and forested land. These collective characteristics grow barley in distinctive and unique ways resulting in unique flavor profiles from these micro regions on our farm. Montfort 151 is distinctively different than the Montfort DL 141, and Montfort 151 is a proud product of our distillery home.

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Brand new expression from Shelter Point, another terroir driven single malt made with grain from their property. The 151 has big orange and stone fruit on the nose flowing through to that rich orange peel, almost rye like spice and complex oak vanilla profile. Always love what the team is doing up there.

Alcohol - 46% / 92 proof

Color - Light copper with golden edges

Nose - Orange peel, classic highland whisky notes, stonefruits and hints of oaky vanilla chocolate

Taste - That orange peel comes through, with spicy grain notes, complex stonefruit and balanced oaky vanilla

Finish - Long and lingering with soft vanilla, spicy grain and hints of oak.

Best Enjoyed - neat

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BC Spirits "Spirit a Day" #143 - Sheringham Distillery Seaside Gin

DISTILLERY NOTES

Citrus, floral and notes of the sea make our Gin as refreshing as a seaside stroll. Elegant for sipping and noble in your favourite cocktail…clean as the South Island surf.

Made from B.C. wheat, natural botanicals and sustainable hand-harvested local winged kelp (Alaria marginata). Botanicals include juniper berries, coriander, lavender, rose, as well as lemon and orange peel.  

BC SPIRITS NOTES

I go deep into descriptors on the first time I tasted Sheringham Distillery Seaside Gin. A blend of classic London Dry, PNW style and an island twist; complex, floral and aromatic with bright citrus and juniper notes. An island classic gin. 

Alcohol - 43% / 86 Proof

Color - Clear

Nose - Piney juniper with hints of grapefruit

Taste - Epitome of a Vancouver Island summers day by the beach. Bright pine forest, brine from the sea and soft floral lavender

Finish - Bright, long citrus, floral notes

Best Enjoyed - Classic Martini with Ampersand Imperative Vermouth

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