Small Batch
Sons of Vancouver
Canada⁠
61.4%⁠
Mash bill: 100% BC rye⁠
Barrels used: American virgin oak, ex-bourbon, & an unnamed toasted barrel ⁠

People who know about Sons of Vanvouver, KNOW about them. Let me share some things with you about them. They are 100% geniuses, they care about creating imaginative spirits that make your head shake, and they are an urban BC craft distillery located in North Vancouver. ⁠

Every time I go to visit my Grandpa in North Vancouver, I try to hop over to visit the crew at SOV. Not only are they incredibly kind, genuine, nerdy, & creative, I always learn so much! They have a bitchin’ cocktail bar that features all kinds of the weird and wonderful spirits they make there! They then turn them into mouth watering cocktails! They even made a craft version of blue curacao, like how do you even do that? They know. Their flagship product that I have personally created a small cult following of is their Amaretto, delicious straight up or in cocktails. As part of their bar they’ve got a tasting room too. They’ve only released a few whiskies, but they pretty much became infamous as soon as they were released. They’ve got lots aging right now so definitely go check them out and keep them on your whisky radar.

For the dram today, it doesn’t exist… Just yet… But it is a 100% local BC rye. Pot still distillation, then aged for four years, finished in a once-used toasted barrel, then blended 50/50 with another one of their rye’s aged in an ex-bourbon barrel. For our cocktail later today, of course you won’t be able to go purchase a bottle, but watch SOV for future releases and you just might find this one… Otherwise any cask strength spicy rye will do, it just won’t be the exact representation of this dram. ⁠

Tasting notes: Big spice & menthol to start, cut lumber and green herbs on the palate. Cloves & warm banana bread at the end. I find some leather throughout, after adding water it calms down a bit from those spices & banana bread to come through strongly!

What do you think?