BC Distilled returns to East Vancouver’s Croatian Cultural Centre, May 13
The tasting festival showcases hundreds of locally produced, artisan spirits from 40 distilleries
Wayward Distillery. Photo by Leila Kwok
BC Distilled takes place on May 13 from 6 to 9 pm at Croatiann Cultural Centre
IT’S A SPIRITS’ lover’s dream: 40 B.C. craft distilleries all in one place offering tastings of hundreds of artisan spirits.
'BC Distilled is back in person for 2023 after three years of modified and postponed events.
Here are the distilleries from every corner of the province that will be pouring: Alchemist Distillery, Ampersand Distilling Company, Antidote Distilling Co., Arbutus s Distillery, Bruinwood Estate Distillery Inc., Callister Craft Soda, Central City Brewers & Distillers, Copper Spirit Distillery, Copperpenny Distilling Co., DEVINE Distillery, Driftwood Spirits, Edna's Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Company, Elder Bros Farms Distillery, Fernie Distillers, Five-Bottle Bar Book, Forbidden Spirits Distilling, Gin Lane Distilling Co., Heritage Acres Distilling, Indigenous World Spirits, Long Table Distillery, Leaf Spirits Inc., Misguided Spirits Craft Distillery, Mixers & Elixers, Monashee Spirits, Odd Society Spirits, One Foot Crow Craft Distillery, Raincity Distillery, Red Bridge Distilling Ltd, Resurrection Spirits, Route 1 Distillery Ltd., Shelter Point Distillery, Sheringham Distillery, Shuswap Highland Stills Ltd., Sons of Vancouver Distillery, Stillhead Distillery, The Dubh Glas Distillery, The Liberty Distillery, The Woods Spirit Co., Tofino Distillery, Tumbleweed Spirits, Wayward Distillery, and Yaletown Distilling Company.
Whew!
More than a quarter of the distilleries will be new to the fest after the pandemic-related effects these past few years.
“For spirit lovers, this is going to be a great year to revisit the best of this industry and to find new favourites,” Alex Hamer, founder and organizer of BC Distilled says in a release. “We’re so happy to have BC Distilled back to its pre-pandemic format, and to show off the expertise and character of this province’s distillery sector. British Columbia continues to lead the country in producing quality, innovative spirits.” Partial proceeds will be donated to BC Distilled's designated charity partner, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS), which will be at the show.
More info is at bcdistilled.ca.
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