A Cowichan Valley distillery walks away with an award from the World Whiskies Awards.
The awards are an event aimed at selecting and promoting the best whiskies from all over the globe, with this year’s event being held in the Waldorf Hotel in London, United Kingdom on March 26.
Cowichan Valley’s Merridale Cidery & Distillery won Gold for Best Canadian Small Batch Single Malt for Whisky Jacks, the first whisky ever crafted at Merridale. It was crafted from organic BC malt, distilled in 2007, and aged for over 15 years
The distillery says the whisky is personally important for their owner Janet Docherty.
“It was named in honour of two men—Jack Docherty, father of Janet Docherty, and Jack Pipes, father of former co-founder Rick Pipes,” said Merridale Cidery & Distillery.
“The Jack’s love of whisky and their lasting influence on the founders inspired this spirit. Their legacy now lives on through this globally recognized whisky.”
Janet says seeing the whisky be globally recognized is very meaningful, adding they hope their customers have enjoyed it.
The distillery has started the aging process for a new whisky, as the Whisky Jack has been sold out.
