spirits
NEWS
RELEASE:
Top Shelf at BC Distilled
The Results are in for the 2015 BC Distilled
Best of Show
BC Distilled tasting glasses. Photo by Charles
Zuckermann
Vancouver B.C., April
24, 2015 - On
Saturday, April 18, over 600 local spirits enthusiasts sampled their way
through the province's finest offerings at BC Distilled, British Columbia's premier micro-distillery
festival. With two sold out
public events, fourteen unique vendors to the
previous year and a pop-up Legacy Liquor Store added, BC Distilled 2015 proved that the
micro-distillery industry in British Columbia is here to stay.
Attendees of BC
Distilled were invited to choose their favourite vodka, gin and other
spirit from twenty-two small-batch distilleries who showcased over seventy
different locally made products at the event. There were eleven winners in the
three categories with Sons of Vancouver's Amaretto receiving the most
votes of any spirit at the show. The results for Best of
Show are:
Favourite Vodka:
1st Place: Unruly
Vodka by Wayward Distillation House
2nd Place: Sons of
Vancouver Vodka
3rd Place: Sons of
Vancouver Chili Vodka
Favourite Gin:
1st Place: Noteworthy
Gin by Dubh Glas
2nd Place: Unruly Gin
by Wayward Distillation House
3rd Place (three-way
tie): Long Table London Dry, Gillespie's Sin Gin, and Ampersand Distilling Co.
Gin
Favourite
Spirit/Liqueur:
1st Place: Sons of
Vancouver Amaretto
2nd Place: Odd
Society Spirits Vermouth
3rd Place: Victoria
Spirits Craigdarroch Whisky
BC Distilled sincerely
thanks the 2015 exhibitors and sponsors.
Exhibitors
Sponsors
i had the pleasure of attending the industry tasting in the afternoon
i'm happy to see a couple of my picks making it into the best in show
especially as i am not a spirits person - i'm a booze wimp!
my picks:
unruly vodka - it's made from honey! that makes it good for you, right?!
odd society vermouth - not too sweet, not too boozey, lovely straight up and great to mix with
ampersand gin - lovely botanicals
gillespies limoncello - like a lemon sherbet
x4 xoxolat martini - i could drink this every day as dessert - sooooooo thick and rich and cocoa-y!
and all the berry flavour liqueurs
i'm not sure how i missed the sons of vancouver amaretto... i must have been far too distracted by their chili vodka caesar...
highlights of the afternoon were trying all the different bitters and caesar mixes
and chatting to the fine folks who make these spirits about their unique approaches to distilling
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