About us
Who We Are
The Newfoundland Distillery Company was founded in 2016 by William Carter and Peter Wilkins with the aim to celebrate the terroir of Newfoundland and create distinctive spirits using local ingredients.
William Carter, a Cordon Bleu trained chef cooked for a wide range of guests in Ottawa for over 20 years, including 3 former US Presidents. He specialized in localised Canadian cuisine and began distilling to preserve fresh local botanicals for use all year long. Peter Wilkins travelled the world investigating different cultural approaches to alcohol for British TV and is an internationally exhibited artist.
The Newfoundland Distillery is the first craft distillery in Newfoundland which uses locally grown barley as the base spirit for many products. All of our spirits celebrate and focus on the purity of ingredients from the shores of Newfoundland. Juniper and other ingredients are all picked locally, on land or from the sea
Why you sell the items you sell?
In the summer of 2020 we expanded the distillery to meet increased demand. We produce a range of gins, rums, aquavit and vodkas and in the fall of 2020 will lay down whisky.
All of our spirits have won awards – double gold and silver medals from The San Francisco World Spirit Competition, gold and silver medals at the New York International Spirit Competition, silver medals from Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition and the Best Spiced Rum in Canada for Chaga Rum from the World Rum Awards in 2019. Our Gunpowder & Rose Rum also won Best Spiced Rum in Canada, at the 2020 World Rum Awards.
Press
Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries - Gunpowder and Rose Rum
https://canadiandistilleries.com/blog/gunpowder-amp-rose-rum
Gin Magazine - Discovering Ginland.
https://gin-mag.com/2019/11/15/discovering-ginland/
Bloomberg Businessweek - The Key Ingredient
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-23/seaweed-is-new-super-ingredient-straws-to-gin-jerky-sauerkraut?srnd=premium&fbclid=IwAR1Ez_rBLlF55eKijPl8VwYlogqmPXFId8QX_jhXukrusO89bAGVfTo1VDI
CBC - Best Rum in Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-distillery-rum-award-1.5114449
Halifax Chronicle Herald - Craft Distilleries Commit to Home Grown Ingredients
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/living/food-and-drink/fine-wines-atlantic-craft-distillers-commit-to-home-grown-ingredients-305451/
The Telegram - Chaga Rum Wins
Fodor's Travel - 10 Things to buy from Atlantic Canada
https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/10-things-your-mom-will-absolutely-love-for-you-to-bring-her-back-from-atlantic-canada
The Globe and Mail - Six Must Drink Trends to Explore This Fall
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/article-six-must-taste-drink-trends-to-explore-this-fall/
East Coast Living - The Spirit of Industry
http://eastcoastliving.ca/2018/09/spirit-of-industry/
Atlas Obscura - A Canadian Spirit Made with Newfoundland's Beloved Bakeapple
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/bakeapple-gin
Atlas Obscura - The Essence of Eastern Canada's Coastline - Distilled
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/seaweed-gin
West Jet Magazine - 5 Food and Restaurant Trends in 2018.
https://www.westjetmagazine.com/story/article/food-and-restaurant-trends
CBC - Jonesing for Juniper.
The Overcast - Cheers to Local Gunpowder and Rose Rum Launched.
https://theovercast.ca/cheers-to-local-newfoundland-distillery-co-has-launched-rhubarb-vodka-gunpowder-wild-rose-rum/
CBC National 'Gin made from Newfoundland seaweed winning worldwide awards'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-distillery-seaweed-gin-1.4727862
Re:porter 'Getting Into The Spirit'
This is the link to the magazine, it is on page 42.
The Overcast 'Gin Gin Hooray'
Newfoundland Distillery Takes Home Two Medals Home From San Francisco
VOCM 'Local Seaweed Gin Wins Big at International Competition' http://vocm.com/news/local-seaweed-gin-wins-big-at-international-competition/ CBC 'Big Win for The Newfoundland Distillery's Seaweed Gin'
The Telegram 'The Newfoundland Distillery Company'
Products Receive International Award
Difford's Guide. 'For Discerning Drinkers'
NTV Evening News. 'Made Right Here'
Canada's 100 Best. 'Canada's 100 Best Cocktails':
http://canadas100best.com/rhubarb-gin-shrub/
The Overcast. 'Best Booze at the NLC':
https://theovercast.ca/best-of-nl-2017-local-drink/
The Telegram. Kenn Oliver. 'The Newfoundland Distillery Launches New Spirit':
The Overcast. Emily Denning. 'Newfoundland Distillery's Aquavit, 40% alcohol, 100% local':
https://theovercast.ca/newfoundland-distillery-companys-aquavit-40-alcohol-100-local/
VOCM, Gerry Lynn MacKey. 'The Newfoundland Distillery Launches New Spirit':
http://vocm.com/news/newfoundland-distillery-launches-new-spirit-in-locally-sourced-line/
CBC, 'Stephanie Kinsella. Distilling on the Rock':
The Chronicle Herald, Colleen Thompson. 'Aquavit Cocktail':
http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1494478-cocktail-buzz-mix-like-a-pro-with-these-trendy-recipes
The Overcast, Lauren Power. 'Newfoundland Distillery Producing Home Grown Vodka':
https://theovercast.ca/nl-distillery-co-producing-homegrown-vodka-gin-aquavit-and-whiskey/
The Western Star, Dianne Crocker. 'Cormack Grown Barley to be used by Clarke's Beach Distillery':
CBC, Stephanie Tobin, 'Cows Won't Get Drunk Too':
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dairy-cows-barley-distillery-1.4156285