BC Craft Spirits Gift Guide 2026: Holiday Gifts from BC Distilleries

Gin from the islands, single malt grown on the farm, liqueur made down the road.

Hi everyone,

Every December someone asks us for "something local" for a person who has everything. BC spirits are the answer. The province now has dozens of small distilleries, a lot of them on Vancouver Island, and the best of them grow their own grain, forage their own botanicals and bottle things you will not find anywhere else.

A bottle made here is a better gift than one more famous label. It comes with a story the person can tell when they pour it, and the money stays with a small producer. Here is what we would give from our shelf right now.

The bottles below come straight from our stock and change as things sell, so what you see is what we have today.

For the gin drinker

BC makes some of the most interesting gin in the country. Island distillers put kelp, fir tips, berries and local herbs alongside the juniper, so each bottle tastes of where it was made. For a gin lover, a bottle from here is a step up from the big London names. For a bigger gift, our Island Gin gift pack comes boxed.

Ampersand Classic Gin

British Columbia  ·  $48.16

The Classic Gin follows a London Dry style, built on a foundation of juniper with a botanical bill that draws from both traditional European ingredients and local Pacific Northwest botanicals. The result is a gin that respects tradition while expressing a sense of place.

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Stillhead Blackberry Gin

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  $51.24

The Blackberry Gin takes a contemporary approach, using locally foraged and cultivated blackberries as the defining botanical layered over a foundation of traditional gin botanicals including juniper.

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Empress 1908 Indigo Gin

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  $61.49  ·  Only 2 left

Empress 1908 Indigo Gin is produced by Victoria Distillers in Sidney, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. The name references the year the Empress Hotel opened in Victoria, and the gin was developed in partnership with the hotel.

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Woods Cascadian Dry Gin

British Columbia  ·  $66.61

The gin takes its name and identity from the Cascadia bioregion, drawing on the forests, coastlines, and watersheds of the Pacific Northwest as both inspiration and source material.

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For the whisky drinker

BC whisky has grown up. A handful of distilleries now grow or source their own grain, run it through copper pot stills and wait years before they bottle it. Single malts and ryes from here hold their own next to Scotch and Kentucky, and very few people will already own one. Not sure which way they lean? Our Whisky Flavour Compass maps the shelf from gentle and honeyed to full campfire.

Stillhead Islay Cask Rye Whisky

British Columbia  ·  $76.86  ·  Only 2 left

The Islay Cask Rye Whisky represents a compelling marriage of Canadian rye tradition and Scottish peat influence. The whisky begins as a classic rye, distilled from a grain bill that emphasizes the spicy, fruity character typical of the style.

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Shelter Point Smoke Point Single Malt

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  $99.41  ·  Only 3 left

Smoke Point represents their peated expression, a single malt that brings a distinctly Pacific Northwest interpretation to the smoky whisky tradition.

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Macaloney's Island Cath-Na-Haven 46

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  $102.49

Cath-na-Haven 46 represents the distillery's commitment to producing Scottish-style single malt whisky using traditional copper pot stills and Canadian barley.

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Sons of Vancouver Wheated Rye Whisky

North Vancouver, BC  ·  $107.61  ·  Last bottle

The Wheated Rye Whisky represents a distinctive take on Canadian whisky, combining the spice-forward character of rye grain with the softer, rounder qualities that wheat brings to a mashbill.

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For after dinner

The liqueur nobody buys for themselves. BC distillers make theirs in small batches with real ingredients, so they taste of coffee, orange or almond rather than sugar. Pour one over ice after a big dinner, or add a bar of chocolate from The Pantry and it is a finished gift.

Sheringham Coffee Liqueur

British Columbia  ·  $51.24

Made with real coffee rather than artificial flavouring, the liqueur draws on quality roasted beans to deliver a genuine espresso-forward character.

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Sons of Vancouver Quadruple Sec

North Vancouver, BC  ·  $53.29

The Quadruple Sec is a step above the standard triple sec category, a designation that signals a higher concentration of orange character and a more refined production process than commodity orange liqueurs.

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Sons of Vancouver Amaretto No 82

British Columbia  ·  $56.36  ·  Only 2 left

The Amaretto No. 82 takes its name and inspiration from the storied Italian amaretto tradition, a style of almond-forward liqueur with roots stretching back centuries in northern Italy.

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For the cocktail maker

BC now makes its own vermouth and bitter aperitivo, from BC wine and local botanicals. They are the quiet half of a Negroni or a Martini, and the kind of thing a cocktail person notices straight away. For the whole drink, our Negroni gift pack puts the gin, vermouth and bitter in one box.

Esquimalt Sweet Rosso Vermouth

Victoria, BC  ·  500ml  ·  $30.74

The Sweet Rosso Vermouth is made in the traditional Italian style, fortified and infused with a proprietary blend of botanicals that includes local and foraged herbs alongside more classic vermouth ingredients.

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A Sunday in August Gulf Island Vermouth

Gulf Islands, BC  ·  $37.91

A Sunday in August is a craft vermouth produced in British Columbia, drawing on the botanical richness of the Gulf Islands off the coast of Vancouver.

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Victoria Distillers Bitter Bianca

Victoria, BC  ·  $40.99  ·  Only 3 left

Not a wine, but worth putting on the table. This bitter aperitivo from Victoria BC has the herbal bite to cut through rich desserts or hold its own alongside a cheese course when the table isn't ready to stop.

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Under $40

Host gifts, stocking stuffers and the colleague draw. Half bottles and smaller pours are a good way to give something from a serious distillery without a serious price.

Mad Laboratory Lantern Gin

Vancouver, BC  ·  375ml  ·  $27.66  ·  Only 3 left

This gin moves beyond traditional London Dry conventions to explore a more aromatic and citrus-forward botanical profile.

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Esquimalt Dry Vermouth

Victoria, BC  ·  500ml  ·  $30.74

The Dry Vermouth is made using a base of BC wine that is then fortified and infused with a blend of local and classic vermouth botanicals, resulting in a style that sits comfortably alongside French and Italian dry vermouths while carrying a distinctly regional character.

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Sheringham Seaside Gin

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  375ml  ·  $33.81

The Seaside Gin captures the essence of the local terroir through a distinctive botanical bill that includes hand-harvested winged kelp gathered from the nearby Salish Sea.

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Shelter Point Regent Road Rye

Vancouver Island, BC  ·  $37.91  ·  Only 2 left

The Regent Road Rye showcases their estate-grown rye grain, milled and mashed on site before fermentation and distillation in their copper pot stills.

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Make it a gift

Every bottle on this page can be gift wrapped. Tap Buy as a gift, or add a bottle and tick Make it a gift in the cart, then choose a bag, a box or wrap. Add a greeting card and write your note in the cart, and we handwrite it for you. Want it chosen for you? Our gift packs are put together from the shelf and priced as they sit.

Want to see who else is making things in this province? Our BC Producers map shows the BC wineries, breweries and distilleries we carry, and where they are.

Getting it there

Order early for December. These are small distilleries, and some of what you see here is down to the last few bottles.