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Vancouver Island distilleries craft award-winning whisky

Canadian Whisky 2024 awards handed out during Victoria festival
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Kevin Titcomb of Devine Distillery in Central Saanich with Heather Leary and Davin de Kergommeaux during the 2024 Canadian Whisky Awards in Victoria. (Jen Steele Photography/Victoria Whisky Festival)

Island distilleries earned a barrel of awards based on discerning taste at the national whisky awards handed out in Victoria.

Paradigm Spirits’ 2022 Heritage Collection was named Canadian Whisky of the Year at the 2024 awards, held Jan. 18. The 19-year-old blended whisky was awarded top honours by a panel of 10 judges, who tasted and scored nearly 200 competing whiskies in blind tastings.

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