Shelter Point Artisanal Single Malt Whiskies are distilled in small batches on Vancouver Island (British Columbia). The distillery uses a single grain approach, and the Canadian barley used for distillation is grown right on their own family farm (in Oyster River) and never blended with other grains. The water source is the spring water that comes from the mountain-fed aquifer directly beneath the Island. Perhaps the only things that aren’t sourced locally are the oak barrels, which were sourced from Kentucky bourbon distillers, and the massive copper pot stills which came from Scotland.
This Shelter Point Whisky was bottled at Cask Strength (58.4% alcohol by volume).
Here is a link to the review of the # 71 Canadian Whisky of 2017:
Review: Shelter Point Artisanal Cask Strength
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