Our small batch whiskies are released only when they reach perfect maturity, not a particular age. We don’t look for shortcuts, instead we respect whisky making tradition. Each barrel is curated over the course of its aging, carefully matching its character to the barrel it will finish its maturation in, creating the perfect final whisky.
We are continuously looking for innovative ways to make unique spirits and showcase Vancouver Island terroir by using distinctive local ingredients. Wild picked berries, locally farmed rhubarb, and award-winning Cowichan Valley wine barrels are just some of the ways we express terroir in our spirits.
Our Wild Blackberry Gin harks back to the traditional seasonal gin liqueurs of the English countryside; using local picked wild Cowichan blackberries and Canadian honey. Not a liqueur and not overly sweet, this Wild Blackberry Gin is your versatile cocktail mixer, a bramble in a bottle, or simply enjoyed over ice.
Voted Best Flavoured Gin in Canada for two years running!
Our London Dry Gin is distilled with Juniper, Coriander, Angelica, Cardamom, Cubeb, Cassia, Star Anise, Lemon & Lime zest, creating a Juniper forward gin with citrus, spice & floral notes. Great in classic cocktails or paired with a traditional tonic.
Our award-winning London Dry gin is aged in ex-bourbon barrels for 18 months to create a complex and distinctive gin with notes of vanilla and spice. To be enjoyed straight or to redefine your classic gin cocktail.
World Gin Awards 2020: Best Canadian Matured Gin
We can’t call this Canadian whisky bourbon, so we called it the B-Word! This bourbon-style whisky has a mash-bill of 63% corn, 27% malt and 10% rye. It was aged for 3 years in new oak barrels, and then blended together to produce a beautiful, bold, b**chin’ batch of 1100 bottles.
Nose: sweet clover and brown sugar Palate: ginger cookies, toasted marshmallow and vanilla cream. Finish: pepper, cinnamon. Crushability: 10/10
Hungarian Oak Finish
This is a single cask release created from 100% BC malted barley, barrelled in 2017 in an ex-bourbon first-fill Jim Beam barrel for 2 years. It was then finished in a “char 3” almost new Hungarian Oak wine barrel which provided notes of honey, cinnamon, toasted oak, and cocoa.
Small Cask Finish
This whisky was a mash bill of 80% unmalted rye and 20% malted barley. It is a combination of two ex-bourbon casks which were aged for 2 years and finished for 1 year in small ex-maple syrup American oak barrels, and a small ex-port Hungarian oak barrel. The small barrels were then “married” together to provide the best of both worlds; the sweet vanilla, toffee, toasted oak flavour from American oak, and the spicy, cinnamon, cocoa notes from the European oak. Together they bring out the best of the spicy rye grain.
Port Cask Finish
Potent Port-ables! A single cask release of just 230 bottles. This whisky boasts notes of vanilla and brown sugar on the nose, maple syrup and cloves on the palate and a creamy medium finish, making it easy to pour yourself a (daily) double.
Our Vodka is a premium spirit made from 100% British Columbia wheat and distilled by hand, carefully parting it to retain the light sweetness of the wheat in an exceptionally smooth spirit.
2018 SIP Awards: Silver Medal
2019 CASC Awards: Silver Medal
Naturally infused with 100% wild Cowichan Valley blackberries picked at their peak ripeness, this vodka produces a uniquely-sweet flavour on its own, or can be used as a twist on any classic cocktail.
2018 / 2019 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition – Silver
Stillhead Distillery Inc. opened its doors in October of 2017, founded by the Colebank family, husband and wife team Erica and Brennan, along with parents Christal and Ron.
Flash back to 2000, a young and ambitious Brennan Colebank graduated from UNBC with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree. Though his favourite subject was chemistry, he wasn’t able to envision a solid career path in that area of expertise at that time. So off he went to pursue life in the IT world.
After working almost 15 years in the tech industry, Brennan left his job to pursue his dream career blending the two things he loved most; chemistry and whisky!
Four years later, the Stillhead team has grown from a family of 4 to a team of 9, with each year showing more potential and room to grow.
