What technically is "bourbon?" I'll let Wikipedia do the work here, one of the defining characteristics being that bourbon uses a base of mostly corn for its manufacture. What this means is that sometimes it's difficult to recognize a Canadian product as being equivalent to bourbon, so some of these entries are here simply because they are a "corn whisky" or "corn mash whisky" distilled in Canada. So you'll need to experiment for yourself.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Ontario
- Elora Distillery Co. Corn Mash Whisky (Elora)
- Maverick Distillery Barnburner Whisky (Oakville)
- North of 7 4-Grain Mashbill (Ottawa)
- Spirit In Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
- Top Shelf Distillers Rideau Whisky Sherry Cask Finish (Perth)
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
NOTE: Given how the Trump administration is tearing up current trade agreements, I think Canadian distilleries should simply start labeling their stuff as "bourbon," and tell the Americans to go stuff themselves.
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From Newfoundland, Signal Hill Whiskey is a corn/barley blend spirit aged in bourbon casks. Big flavour, caramel notes.
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Rideau Whisky from https://topshelfdistillers.com in Perth, Ontario is another bourbon-like Canadian whisky.
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Ontario: Spirit in Niagara’s Brrrbon (in Niagara-on-the-Lake), is supposed to be quite good.
https://spiritinniagara.com/shop/
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Formally known as Nine Mile Creek, Tumbleweed Spirits in the Okanagan produces Anarchist Mtn, a Bourbon-Style Canadian Whisky made from B.C. corn. I'm more of a scotch drinker, but I thouroughly enjoyed a large shot of this last summer.
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You need to publish this list on Bluesky too.
I've referred to this page a number of times on BLuesky.
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