Jason Ramey and his business partners have always been focused on the hyper-local aspect of running a distillery, using Alberta ingredients like honey and malted barley for a line of spirits under the Burwood Distillery banner. It’s really the company’s calling card – unfettered access to prairie honey (thanks to partner Marco Cilic, who happens to be a beekeeper), creating award-winning whiskies and rums (plus liqueurs, gins, and canned cocktails) for an eager consumer.

When Stephane Pilon decided he wanted to open a business a few years ago, he couldn’t have known the search would take him from Canada to...

Generating Glasses Full of Opportunity and Optimism From farm to flask, grain to glass, and crop to cocktail, Alberta craft distillers...

Since craft distilleries started emerging in Alberta in 2014 the province has seen a number of spirits brands that evoke a taste of the...

While our May issue is usually about locally made and locally sourced products, this month we also wanted to call attention to some...