Canadian spirits

Each country has its own consumer habits and preferences. In Canada, it is safe to say that the drink of choice of the population is coffee. Canadians have a truly special relationship with coffee, which they love in all its forms. Next come non-alcoholic beverages of all kinds. They also like certain spirits and alcohols. We tell you more through this article.

Amaretto is one of the Italian liqueurs that stands out for its delicious amber flavors and its beautiful amber color. This liqueur is the pride of Italy. It is taken as an aperitif or digestive. It is used as a base for many cocktails and is used in various pastry recipes. Amaretto has its own history. Let's find out all about this liquor.

Discover and savor one of the best Canadian specialties by letting yourself be seduced by the taste of hot buttery whisky. A rather special appellation certainly, but which represents the excellence of gastronomy in Quebec. We will know more about it in these few lines.

Canadians consume an average of 78 liters of beer per person per year and Canada ranks 25th among brewers in the world. Sleeman, Molson, Keith, Labatt and Oland have been popular names with heavy beer drinkers for generations. But, over the course of a few years, the sale of beer lost market share in Canada, unlike that in Quebec, which experienced a slight increase.

The Quebec scene never ceases to amaze spirits lovers with its distillation techniques operating between modernity and tradition. Vodka is considered a flagship product of Quebec. The first bottle was put on the local market in 2015. Highly appreciated by local consumers, spirits manufacturing companies in Quebec have increased their production to be able to meet demand.

While the market has long been dominated by brands such as Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray or Beefeater, small distilleries have multiplied in North America. Canada today produces quality, world-renowned gins. The best of these locally produced gins are beginning to gain more and more recognition. These products are sure to only get better from now on.

If Puerto Rico has always been the first producer of rum in the world, Canada is now becoming one of the most powerful distilleries. The province of Quebec has indeed played a major role in this transition, notably with the creation of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ). Currently, Quebec rum is doing perfectly well and is enjoying great success with both local and foreign consumers. Let's discover Quebec rums: the specificities as well as the different types.

Of Scottish origin, whiskey is an alcoholic grain brandy that has convinced consumers around the world and for years. From the distillation of fermented musts, whiskeys are drinks whose manufacture is quite complex.