REGINA—The grains grown in Saskatchewan’s fertile farmland have become the not-so-secret ingredient behind some one-of-a-kind vodka, gin and whisky. They produced nearly 501,000 litres of spirits last year, says the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. And, as if the flavours didn’t say “Saskatchewan” enough, some of Last Mountain’s booze is sold in glass bottles shaped like grain elevators. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...“We proceeded to show people that we could make the best gin and the best whisky in the world from Saskatchewan,” he said. “We want to show that is Saskatchewan.”In 2017, the former grain farmers won best cask gin at the World Gin Awards in London for their barrel-aged oaked version.

Source: thestar December 31, 2019 09:00 UTC