BC Distilled Takes Place April 9 – Early Bird Tickets Now Available

BC Distilled returns on Saturday, April 9 after a two-year break!

Early bird tickets now available for Canada’s premier artisan distillery event

After a two-year hiatus, BC Distilled is thrilled to be returning for another crack at its seventh annual event.

This year, BC Distilled will host two, smaller capacity tasting sessions (one in the afternoon, one in the evening) in order to keep the space less crowded and put its distillers, volunteers, and guests at more ease.

In addition to many veteran participants, several new distilleries will be joining the event this year to pour samples of their locally made spirits. The main festival will take place on Saturday, April 9 at the Croatian Cultural Centre.

“We are overjoyed to be returning after two years off. The event will be a little smaller, a little quieter, with several new distilleries and lots of new spirits for people to try,” stated Alex Hamer, the festival’s founder. “BC Distilled brings together our province’s great community of distillers and spirit fans, and I know we’re all looking forward to getting together after this long break.”

In addition to the main tasting event, there are two other opportunities to engage with BC’s local distilling community:

BC Whisky Tasting hosted by Davin de Kergommeaux, April 6
BC Distilled is proud to host a BC whisky tasting led by Davin de Kergommeaux, a drinks writer, public speaker and spirits judge, who is recognized as the world expert on Canadian whisky. Each attendee will get a signed copy of The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries (co-written with Blair Phillips). The event will take place on Wednesday, April 6 at Copperpenny Distillery in North Vancouver.

Distillers Dinner at Forage, April 8
The 4th annual Distillers Dinner, at Downtown Vancouver’s acclaimed Forage Restaurant, takes place on Friday, April 8. Executive Chef Welbert Choi will feature five cocktail and spirit samples from BC distilleries, paired with five terroir-based courses. An optional cocktail reception preceding the dinner will be hosted at next door’s BeSide, with a sixth distillery providing cocktails.

BC Distilled
Saturday, April 9
Trade Tasting: 12:30 – 2:30pm
Afternoon Public Tasting: 3:00 – 5:30pm
Evening Public Tasting: 6:30 – 9:00pm
Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Participating Distilleries & Exhibitors:
Alchemist Distiller
Ampersand Distilling Company
Bespoke Spirits House
Bruinwood Estate Distillery
Callister Craft Soda
Copperpenny Distilling
DEVINE Distillery
Fernie Distillers
Forbidden Spirits Distilling Corp
Indigenous World Spirits
Lavish Liquid
Lucid Spirits Distilling Co.
Mad Laboratory Distilling
Maple Leaf Spirits Inc.
Misguided Spirits Craft Distillery
Mixers and Elixirs
Monashee Spirits Craft Distillery
Montis Distilling
Odd Society Spirits
One Foot Crow
Resurrection Spirits
Shelter Point Distillery
Sons of Vancouver Distillery
Stillhead Distillery Inc.
The Dubh Glas Distillery
Tumbleweed Spirits
Wayward Distillery
Wiseacre Farm Distillery

Early bird tickets are on sale now for $59.99.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit

Pacific Assistance Dogs Society
BC Distilled is happy to continue its partnership with Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS), who will be at the show with dogs and puppies for attendees to interact with. The festival will feature a silent auction generously supported by the exhibitors, as well as a 50/50 draw.

Media release and image provided by Laura Serena, Serena PR. Feature image: Forage Distillers Dinner Cocktail photo credit Leila Kwok.