The 10 Best Distilleries in Vancouver Island, Canada

Maker of fine spirits including Gin, Vodka, Absinthe & other spirits with on-site retail, tasting bar and cocktail lounge. Cocktail Lounge runs Thurs Fri and Sat evenings from 5pm - 11pm

Wayward Distillery is a True Craft distillery located in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Balancing tradition with creativity, Wayward is the first distillery in Canada using honey as the base for all of its spirits. With this as a curious starting point, the only obvious direction to take is an unpredictable one. Our signature Unruly Vodka and Unruly Gin are beautiful, hand-crafted examples of what can happen when unruly people meet unruly bees. Couple this with our seasonally changing, ultra-small batch experimental Wayward Order Line and you will truly understand our need to break moulds and blaze trails. Welcome to our Wayward life. Welcome to Wayward Distillery.

Luke is a fourth generation distiller and has refined old family recipes for the modern palate. All spirits are fermented with our own wild yeast culture originating in Barkley Sound. We are a true hand crafted distillery using no automation with our 100% BC sourced ingredients. Come in and try a free sample of our exceptionally smooth spirits. If the sign is on the highway we are open.

Fossil Beach Farm is a private 80 acre waterfront working farm. We offer glamping in our fully finished bell tents overlooking the Salish Sea and fresh cider fermented from our on site and other Hornby orchards. Our tasting room offers 5 different ciders, experimental tap, and non-alcoholic choices available in tasting flights, growlers, or prepackaged to be enjoyed in our picnic area or to go.

Tasting Room: TEMPORARILY CLOSED. DEVINE Winery & Distillery showcases locally sourced ingredients through an offering of craft whisky, gin, vodka, rum, vermouth, and wines made using traditional small batch techniques.

To accommodate Victoria Spirits’ growing business, they recently moved to a larger location on the beautiful waterfront, in Sidney, BC and opened their doors in May of 2016. Their name also changed to Victoria Distillers bringing a new focus as makers and collaborators to highlight the distillery as a tourist destination you definitely don’t want to miss. The new site houses two copper pot stills, continuing to produce award-winning spirits including Victoria Gin and Empress 1908 Gin . Visitors are guided through the entire distillation process and around the gleaming stills giving them an intimate look into one of BC’s finest artisan distilleries. Following a tour, visitors are able to taste their premium spirits and bitters neat. The waterfront location also has an on-site lounge, along with an outside patio area, where guests can enjoy their favorite cocktails. Tours are available on the hour from 12-3 pm Friday to Sunday.