Background

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. It is the first craft distillery in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

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 we laid down Newfoundland's first barrels of whisky.

Our spirits are available across Newfoundland & Labrador, as well as in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. Our Gunpowder & Rose Rum and Seaweed Gin are also available in the UK. 

Awards

All of our spirits have won awards; here are some highlights:

• Double Gold and 'Best in Class' Finalist for Newfoundland Whisky
• Double Gold for Seaweed Gin in 2018 and 2022 for Seaweed Gin Tom Collins RTD, along with Gold and Silver medals from The San Francisco World Spirit Competition
• Gold and Silver medals at the New York International Spirit Competition
• Best Spiced Rum in Canada for Chaga Rum from the World Rum Awards in 2019 
• Best Spiced Rum in Canada for Gunpowder & Rose Rum from the World Rum Awards in 2020
• Best Canadian Contemporary Gin for our Seaweed Gin at the 2021 World Gin Awards
• Our Vodka and Rhubarb Flavoured Vodka have both won silver medals at the 2021 World Vodka Awards
• Gunpowder & Rose Rum won a silver medal at the 2021 Rum Masters Competition
• Our Cloudberry Gin won a silver medal with distinction at the 2021 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition
• Also at the 2021 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition our Chaga & Chanterelle Bitters won a gold medal, our Seaweed & Nettle Bitters and Sweet Gale & Wild Rose Bitters both won silver medals
• Our Vodka has been awarded ‘Best Canadian Varietal Vodka’ at the 2022 World Vodka Awards

CBC ‘Newfoundland Distillery Co. is spicing things up with new fireweed flavoured vodka’.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fireweed-vodka-nl-distillery-co-1.7262176

CBC ‘On The Go’ Newfoundland Whisky, ‘Best in Class’.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-distillery-whisky-1.7046570

The Telegram - Newfoundland Whisky earns ‘Best in Class’ Distincition at 2024 Spirit Competition
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/business/newfoundland-whisky-earns-best-in-class-distinction-at-2024-spirit-competition-100961421/

CBC News - Newfoundland Whisky Business
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-distillery-whisky-1.7046570

VOCM - Launching First Whisky
https://vocm.com/2023/12/03/newfoundland-distillery-company-launching-first-whiskey-crafted-distilled-and-aged-in-the-province/

The Telegram - Newfoundland Distillery Co Releases First (Legal) Whisky
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/newfoundland-distillery-co-releases-provinces-first-legal-whisky-100916076/

Canadian Distillery Guide - Newfoundland Distillery Whisky
https://canadiandistilleries.com/blog/the-newfoundland-distillery-co-newfoundland-whisky-43

Newfoundland Buzz - Newfoundland Distillery Co Whisky is The First Made Here
https://newfoundlandbuzz.ca/newfoundland-distillery-co-whisky/

VOCM - Newfoundland Distillery Company Strikes Double Gold at World Spirits Competition
https://vocm.com/2022/04/16/newfoundland-distillery-company-strikes-gold-at-world-spirits-competition/ 

The Telegram - First Ever Fully-Crafted Rum Made in NL
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/newfoundland-distillery-company-launches-first-ever-fully-crafted-rum-made-in-nl-100892437/

The Financial Times - Newfoundland rediscovers its pioneer spirit  
https://www.ft.com/content/51dcf86b-d56f-46cc-81a3-ee06760c9354

Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries - From Aquavit to Whisky, a Newfoundland Dream Comes True
https://canadiandistilleries.com/blog/from-aquavit-to-whisky-a-newfoundland-dream-comes-true

The Gentleman's Flavor - The Craft Boom of Canadian Rum
https://thegentlemansflavor.com/coast-to-coast-the-craft-boom-of-canadian-rum/

The Telegram - Cormack Barley a Key Ingredient in The Newfoundland Distillery Co's New Whisky.
https://www.thetelegram.com/business/local-business/cormack-barley-key-ingredient-in-newfoundland-distillery-cos-new-whisky-514023/

CBC Radio Canada - L'automne en quatre bouteilles.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/c-est-encore-mieux-l-apres-midi/segments/entrevue/201195/karyne-duplessis-piche-vins-automne

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
https://www.thetelegram.com/business/newfoundland-distillery-companys-chaga-rum-wins-best-spiced-rum-in-canada-others-take-silver-and-bronze-medal-304588/

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.
https://theovercast.ca/cheers-to-local-newfoundland-distillery-co-has-launched-rhubarb-vodka-gunpowder-wild-rose-rum/

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/

Clarke's Beach Company Wins Double Gold

The Telegram 'The Newfoundland Distillery Company'
Products Receive International Award

Difford's Guide. 'For Discerning Drinkers' 
10 Weird and Wonderful Gins from Around the World

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':
http://www.thetelegram.com/business/newfoundland-distillery-co-launches-new-spirit-distilled-using-only-local-ingredients-170465/

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':
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-distillery-company-vodka-gin-peter-wilkins-1.4154048

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':
http://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/cormack-grown-barley-will-be-used-by-clarkes-beach-distillery-27809/

CBC, Stephanie Tobin, 'Cows Won't Get Drunk Too':
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dairy-cows-barley-distillery-1.4156285