Photo day at Dubh Glas Distillery, just north of Oliver at Gallagher Lake

“The distillery will be open for photographs this Saturday, February 28th between 4-7pm. It will have a high level of shine and polish on all the equipment and the tasting area inside the distillery making it ideal for photos. As we move closer to our opening date, the distillery will become more operational and busy not allowing this occasion to take place any time soon. This is a rare opportunity to take photographs of everything undisturbed.”

Welcome to The Dubh Glas Distillery, soon to be Canada’s newest artisan distiller. Specializing in Whisky, Gin and Spirits.

It was a sight to behold, with copper shining as the late afternoon sun bursting through windows set high in a building stretching 30 feet into the air.

It was truly majestic.

And Stevely’s hard work is about to pay off. He has studied to perfect a gin blend he can be proud to offer patrons, whether in his soon-to-open tasting room, or through retail outlets.

Stevely’s Noteworthy Gin is certainly a cut above, something we got to taste first-hand, the other reason this was an assignment not to be turned down.

As we tasted our small sampling of gin, Grant explained the process, what goes into every bottle, and why.

In this photograph, Grant, on left, explains the many process spirits go through until they reach one’s glass to Terry and Linda Bolton, who were intrigued to find out the many details surrounding the distilling process. You can see the copper stretching into the sky on the main distillery in the background.

We invite you to watch for the Chronicle in coming issues.
We will show you many more in-depth photographs of the entire operation within the Dubh Glas walls.

And we will also get inside the head of Grant Stevely, and explain to you what it takes to set up an operation of this nature.

A hint: it all started in a hut tub!

Stay tuned…