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Welcome to the Shuswap Highlands!
We specialize in micro-batch craft spirits and liqueurs using raw and locally sourced ingredients as much as possible.
Our
Spring 2024 Lineup
The Hot Round
Cinnamon Spiced Spirit
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A unique approach to a warm baking spiced liqueur. Made with a viriety of cinnamons, peppers, and nutmeg.
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This spirit has a long warm mouth feel, but with the subtlety of a cinnamon tea. This is a versatile spirit, great in hot toddy's, cocktails, or a nip around the fire.
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Shu-snapps
Apple Pear
Our first old world style of schnapps. This was made using all local fruit and only apples and pears as ingredients. The pears used were from the same trees over 2 years. The first years fruit became the spirit and the second was juiced fresh giving the spirit a delicate complexity.
Our Awards
2023 Canadian Artisan Spirits Awards
2023- Contemporary Vodka-Shuswap Highland Stills Gneiss Vodka - Gold
2023- Infused or Flavoured Vodka-Shuswap Highland Stills Wee Nip of Coffee Spirit - Bronze
CASC 2023 Judges feedback
Gneiss Vodka:
Gorgeous, clean crisp nose with light, fresh golden-apple/pear skin aroma.
Palate is round and full, with smooth extremely well integrated alcohol.
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Wee Nip of Coffee Spirit:
Aroma of roasted coffee bean,
light coffee/dark cacao.
A sweet note carries the coffee to the end.
Easily sipped, and would taste delicious in
a caffe-flavoured cocktail or corretto.
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Gneiss Vodka
Gneiss Vodka is the inaugural spirit from Shuswap Highland Stills.
This smooth sipping vodka is made with 100% BC grown apples.
It is distilled 18 times and charcoal filtered for a smooth mellow finish.
This vodka can be enjoyed neat over ice or can be mixed into sweet or savory cocktails.
Wee Nip
of
Coffee Spirit
A Wee Nip of Coffee Spirit is our ode to our love of delicious coffee.
The spirit we use is apple based and double distilled.
The second distillation is infused with raw cacao to pick up a velvety chocolate texture.
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The coffee beans we use are locally sourced from Shuswap Coffee Co and cold brewed for 24 hours.
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The spirit and coffee are then blended with a touch of sugar and vanilla for the perfect camping spirit.
Follow our Socials
We are local to the Salmon Arm Shuswap area and you can find us at local farmer's markets throughout the summer. You can keep updated with our market schedule on Facebook and Instagram.
Our distillery now also has a direct phone line and email for direct orders and inquiries.
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See the links below.
