I went to the retail portion of the Elora Distillery. They have a vast selection of locally made…read moreliquors. You are also able to sample on site. The staff were incredibly helpful with assisting me with tastings and recommendations. It was such a cozy vibe walking into this shop. I bought the create your own three pack. Next time I am in Elora, I will definitely be popping in for a restock!

We stopped in here on a Friday afternoon to try their various vodka and gin spirits. If you like…read moregin, definitely get yourself a drink or bottle of Great Expectations. Well balanced. They have a pretty broad selection of spirits they distill themselves which can be seen on their cocktail menu upstairs. The upstairs area has a nice bar and some nice windows to look out of. The staff knows their spirits well. As they are a young distillery, don't go expecting any spirits that require aging yet. Those take time.

We did the tour and tasting last Saturday, on the hottest day of the year. It was a great tour,…read morewith good information and was given by the person who is developing new flavors. The one caution is that there is NO air conditioning, so on a day as hot as it was, the fans were not enough to keep up from sweating a lot. Fortunately, they moved the crowd to the sales room for the tasting. Even so, with about 20 people in the group the light AC was hard pressed to make it truly comfortable. I was impressed that they offered samples of almost everything they make in house. Our favorite was the chocolate vodka. The whiskey is mild in comparison to some others, which is fine by me. I liked the maple flavoured moonshine, too! I will be introducing others to this spot!

We were looking for something different to do in Stratford and came across Junction 56 Distillery…read more What a great find! Interesting and informative tour, got to taste everything they make here and found a new favourite drink! Absolutely worth doing!

Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery is a great spot for a "get together and hangout for hours" sort…read moreof place. Their location is out on a working farm and distillery so it is out of the way via a country road. Their restaurant is great with indoor and outdoor patio seating. Would recommend indoor due to flies and weather. Their drinks are very good and their food surprisingly excellent for a place that's mainly a distillery. We were here as a group of 6 and ordered a bit of everything. Our order: - Caesar Salad (decently sized, everyone got some) - Mushroom Pappardelle (excellent sauce and very silky, every pasta noodle had loads of sauce, the best part of the meal) - Bee Sting (great pizza, comparable with places that just focus on pizza) - Cheese Monger (all the cheese pizza) - Truffle Funghi (not too strong of truffle, just enough and it all came together nicely) - Ontario Burratini (a great bread + dip with peaches, second best part of the meal) Drinks: - Gin Mule (basically a Moscow mule but with Gin) - Spritz (cherry) The service was amazing, food started coming out around 10 mins after ordering. Ordering did take a while as they were quite busy. The attached store sold their brand of drinks, some of which you only could get there. Lots of customers came and went with cases of drinks. We got some gin to bring home as well. They have a drinks stall at St. Jacob's if you are in the area (no restaurant though). For a distillery, not only do they have great drinks, but all their food seems well thought out and a great choice all on its own. The only con is that they are pretty out of the way, but worth the day trip. They have ample parking and you can hangout on the lawn for as long as you like. They have an outdoor bar as well as corn hole and tables for you to hangout at. Board games and picnic blankets encouraged.

Had a wonderful experience dining here with friends. Although the restaurant was located on a farm,…read moreit was only a 10 minute drive away from Galt. The service was excellent, the server made every effort to get to know our names and was very attentive. We ordered a number of dishes, including the funghi pizza and the chicken cutlet. We also got a number of drinks, including their large selection of beer and the delicious gin cocktails. We sat out on their patio, which was lovely. I had a wonderful time and I'm looking forward to coming back for the amazing food and beautiful farm!

We sampled Dillon's canned gin cocktails at the Minnesota Monthly Spirits Classic and LOVED THEM…read more I don't generally like canned cocktails because they tend to be too sweet. These, however, are not too sweet at all. We liked every flavor. Give these a try!!!

Love supporting this local Distillery that I will be forever grateful to for their incredible…read moreefforts during the pandemic, to produce and supply us with hand sanitizer! Amazing!!!

Woods Spirit Co. is a distillery located a ten minute walk away from Phibbs Exchange and just a…read moreblock away from Sons of Vancouver. In fact, Fabio, the owner, used to distill his product out of SOV before opening up the distillery in June. At the moment, Woods Spirit Co. produces gin and amaro, although they will soon launch a limoncello. Also opening up soon will be a tasting room and lounge, once all the red tape with the city is sorted out. I had the opportunity to visit Woods Spirit Co. tonight as part of a Yelp event (see my previous review for details), and I'm thrilled to have discovered this local distillery. I can't wait to come back once their lounge is open. I had the privilege of trying their products, and they were tasty! Another thing to note is their gender neutral washrooms were excellent. Clean, with all the necessities you need (such as a hook for your purse). The lights in the washrooms were activated by motion sensors, so environmentally friendly too! [Yelp collections: Wine Time!]

One of my favourite places for spirits in Vancouver (well technically North Vancouver). We got the…read moreSweet Surrender and the Oye Como Va. I am absolutely in love with the Sweet Surrender and the flavour notes of the Woods Amaro that we even got on to go. They also serve food and although we did not get any pasta, it smelled absolutely delicious. Will definitely be back to try more of their drink offerings!!

Met a friend here yesterday and we visited the store and did a little tasting. The staff here are…read moreboth amiable and knowledgable about there products. The free tastings,four in all come with a detailed history if you want one from the service person behind the bar. There are some outstanding products available here only and not yet sold at the LCBO. Took the 50 cent tour and unfortunately it wasn't worth my time. The tour guide was fine but there was very little to see. Quite a disappointment in that respect. Nevertheless I suggest that you visit this place for nothing else but to try some fine whiskies and meet some nice people.

Stopped by during our last visit to Niagara. This is located just outside of the St Catherine's…read morearea. Maybe overall a 30 min drive from the falls area. During the winter the tours are only on Saturday and Sunday at 1 currently. We checked the website and found out this info. So I would def go and check out the website before you go. The tour is semi short but very informative. I learned a few things I did not know about how to make Canadian whiskey. Also found out they make numerous other products I never knew they made. Overall the shortness of the tour was made up with the info. The free tasting at the end was nice. I got to try some higher end products I would not have bought a whole bottle without trying. Btw... buy a bottle of the bbq sauce. Sounds stupid but you won't regret it.