Craft Distilleries to Visit

Daylesford distillery in a former hardware store, making gin, potato vodka and whiskey on site, with tasting flights five days a week.

Family distillery in the hills above Port Arthur making whisky and gin with water from five natural springs, with tours at 12pm and 2pm and a cellar door.

Tamar Valley distillery making Three Cuts gin and Rosevears whisky, open daily 10am to 5pm with $30 distillery tours, tasting flights and cocktails.

Prince Edward County farm distillery near Bloomfield growing its own grain for gin and rye whisky, with $16 patio tastings May to October.

Downtown Elora distillery making gin, vodka, whisky and rum, with Saturday tours at 3:30 pm and a 1920s-style cocktail lounge Thursday to Sunday.

Langford gin distillery known for Seaside Gin made with Vancouver Island winged kelp, offering free guided tastings daily and weekend tours.

Gin, vodka and rum maker in Magog's 1875 Anglican church, with a tasting bar, boutique and one-hour guided tours from $20 plus tax.

Acadian family distillery in Petit-Paquetville, founded in 2012, offering free visits and tastings of its gin and absinthe Monday to Saturday.

Prince Edward County farm distillery in a century-old dairy barn, open year-round with spirits flights, canned cocktails and a full kitchen.

Small-batch distillery on an organic apple orchard near Charlottetown, open mid-May to Christmas with distillery and self-guided orchard tours.

Christian Drouin's Pays d'Auge estate combines an orchard, cider house and distillery among historic Normandy buildings. Visitors can learn how cider becomes Calvados and see the production and ageing spaces.

Ramsey gin distillery founded in 2017, with 90-minute tours and tastings for £25 and a Fyn Bar open Tuesday to Saturday by the tram station.

Frankfort bourbon distillery with more than 200 years of history, offering three free reserved tours with tastings and daily gift shop tastings.

Grain-to-glass distillery on 16 wooded acres in Rockford, with guided tours, a seasonal kitchen, fire pits and fall bourbon and rye releases.

120-acre farm distillery in the Betsie River watershed near Thompsonville, growing its own grain since 2016, with wood-fired pizza and farm tours.

Three Oaks distillery in a refurbished 1800s corset factory, with $15 and $35 tasting tours, a 165-seat restaurant and a huge putting green.

Grain-to-glass single malt distillery in the Cardrona Valley, open daily 9:30am–7pm, with hourly tours from 10am and a small-plates restaurant.

Greytown gin maker with a Main Street tasting shed: free 10-minute hosted tastings of three gins with matched tonics, walk-in Fridays and Saturdays.

One-woman gin distillery on a Kaikōura sheep and beef farm below Mt Fyffe, making Woolshed and Shearwater gins, with free tastings by appointment.

Whisky distillery by Hunmanby station making Filey Bay single malt from its own farm's barley, with one-hour tours daily from £17.50.

Fife whisky distillery beside the ruins of Lindores Abbey, linked to the earliest written record of Scotch, with £25 tours at 10am, 12:30 and 2:30.

East Lothian distillery behind NB Gin, voted World's Best London Dry in 2015, with a 1.5-hour evening Ginspiration tasting from £28.50.

North Cotswolds distillery founded in 2014, making single malt whisky and gin, with 90-minute tours and tastings daily at £30 per person.

Downtown Spokane distillery making spirits from grain grown on family farms within 30 miles, with a cocktail menu and bites open seven days.

Baraboo River distillery making bourbon and rye from Midwest grain, with $20 tours that end in a five-spirit tasting and a full restaurant.