Craft spirits from down the road, Canadian whisky, wines under $10 and bubbles for the big night. Picked by people who actually drink them.
We are not here to reinvent the liquor store. We are here to stock it properly: Alberta makers, Canadian classics and honest prices, with people behind the counter who know the shelf.
Alberta grows some of the finest rye and barley on earth, and for decades most of it was shipped out of the province. When the minimum production rule fell in 2013, small distillers fired up their stills and started bottling that grain right here at home.
Explore all spiritsAlberta Distillers opens in Calgary and goes all in on rye.
The province drops its minimum production rule for distilleries.
Eau Claire opens in Turner Valley, Alberta's first craft distillery.
By law it has to be mashed, distilled and aged in Canada, for at least three years in small wood. Most distillers age each grain on its own and blend at the end, which is where that famous smooth pour comes from. People still call it rye, after the grain that gives it its spice.
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Canadian wine country runs from the Okanagan to the Niagara bench. A VQA on the label means 100% Canadian grapes and a wine that passed a tasting panel. Pick your budget, the shelf below changes with it.
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Limited runs, first batches and the collabs everyone is talking about. They land on the shelf in small numbers, and when they're gone, they're gone.
Kentucky bourbon our team keeps reaching for. Blanton's bottled the first single barrel bourbon back in 1984, and every stopper still carries a horse and jockey in one of eight poses. Collect all eight and they spell the name.
Explore best sellersOld Forester was the first bourbon sold only in sealed bottles, back in 1870, and it kept pouring legally right through Prohibition. The 1924 is a ten year old, 100 proof salute to that era. Rich, dark and built for slow sipping.
View the bottleOnly sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France can wear the name. The bubbles come from a second fermentation inside the bottle, aged at least fifteen months before release. Prosecco and cava bring the same pop for a lighter price.
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