Start with quality.Here at The Fort Distillery we believe that quality ingredients make quality products. Our vodkas and gins start their lives as grain, grown by hard working Alberta farmers. The major ingredient in our spirits is hard red spring wheat. We source our wheat from a family farm just down the road from the distillery. The Galloways have been farming near Fort Saskatchewan since 1908, and besides farming, they also operate a large scale seed cleaning plant.The cleaning process is very important, as it ensures that there are no weed seeds or other contaminants in our wheat which would result in off flavours in our products.
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A row of bins at the Galloway Seeds yard
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Craft with careAfter our grains are ground to a fine consistency, they are mixed with hot water and "cooked" (Mashed) to release all the goodies stuck in the grain. After the mashing process is complete, yeast is added to the mixture which turns the sugars in the grain into alcohol. This liquid is then pumped into our beautiful still and the distillation process separates the good alcohol from the other not so tasty stuff. Each distillation is carefully watched by our head distiller to make sure that every part of the process is functioning correctly. Only the finest tasting product is kept, and anything that does not adhere to our quality standards is discarded.
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