I've been researching Canadian Whisky lately, and was surprised to learn that a very large percentage of the rye whisky available around the world today is distilled and aged at Alberta Distillers in Calgary.
The distillery is owned by Jim Beam, so guss where they source their rye. And top shelf rye whisky's such as Whistle Pig and Lock, Stock and Barrel, source 100% of their rye, already aged in barrels, from Alberta Distillers (Whistle Pig is in the process of growing and distilling their own rye in Vermont, however).
There is also a very small craft distillery segment starting up in Canada, with Ontario and BC leading the pack, and Alberta entering the market in the past year.
There are some Single Malt Whisky's hitting the market from Ontario and BC (Still Waters Distillery, Pemberton Distillery, Okanogan Springs Distillery), that are interesting, but young, 3 to 5 years old at max.
Alberta, who actually grow and supply the barley for many of the top scotch producers in the world, has also opened their first craft distillery called Eau Claire Distillers in Turner Valley. They will be producing Alberta's fist Single Malt Whisky, first batch to be released 2017 or 2018.
Canada is a little slow getting into the craft distilling movement, as the US has been enjoying the fruits of such a market for a couple decades now, but has some very exciting products. Needless to say, the future looks bright.
