Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at our distillery. We agree, the drive from Whistler to get here is stunning! So glad you enjoyed the tour and tasting. Cheers, Tyler & Lorien Schramm
Thank you for visiting and taking the time to write us a review. We love what we do and enjoy sharing it with guests. Have a great time in Scotland. Slàinte!
Tyler, one of the owners, spent time in Scotland working at a scotch distillery and now has come back to B.C. to start his own Pemberton Potato vodka distillery. The pretty, windy road to the distillery, takes approximate 35 minutes from Whistler Village. We thoroughly enjoyed Tyler's tour of his distillery. He is very personable and we just enjoyed learning the process of how they make their vodka and gin. The tasting was a good too. We tasted 4 different spirits: the potato vodka; Absinthe, Gin and Organic Costa Rican Vanilla Vodka, (this was my favourite) - all made here. We purchased the vanilla vodka and the Cherry & Vanilla cocktail mix. I would definitely recommend this mini excursion to Pemberton, very worthwhile tour!!
Glad you enjoyed the tour and tasting! We welcome questions and so appreciate meeting people who are interested in learning about craft distilling and tasting unique spirits. Thank you for the review, Lorien & Tyler
So glad to hear you enjoyed our distillery tour and the tasting! Thank you for visiting and sharing your review.
We just spent a week in Whistler, BC and the concierge suggested the distillery as "something to do that's a little bit different". The distillery is a little bit north of Pemberton itself, but is pretty easy to find (look for the sign that says Distillery) and go to the end of the road. We tasted their vodka, gin and several liqueurs. I, personally, preferred the vodka as I am not much of a gin person, but the liqueurs were very nice too. The flavor of the vodka is subtle but distinctive (I really liked it!) while the flavors of the liqueurs are robust. The distillery has just started making single malt scotch whiskey, but we weren't able to do a tasting as it was only about 5 months old. They've done such a nice job with the rest of their liquors, that I'm going to make sure I return in a few years so I can sample their single malt!The owners are very pleasant, patient and welcoming and make you feel like answering your questions are their only focus in life. Go here, it is really a nice experience!
We frequently drive the scenic Duffy Lake highway between Sun Peaks and Whistler and on a recent trip discovered the new Pemberton Distillery. Located just north of Pemberton in the industrial park, the immediate surroundings are modest while located in one of the most beautiful valley's I know. We met the owner Tyler that was preparing for the huge Whistler Cornucopia. The fact he was working with the Fairmont and a Sunshine Coast caviare producer endorsed its credibility. The fact the distillery was 9 months away from releasing its first whisky excited me further. And the reason for stopping in the first place - vodka and gin was wonderful. The distillery is open Thurs - Saturday through the winter and offers tastings and tours. The grounds are modest, but the high rating is due to the personality of the owner, the initiative and vision of the owner to place a distillery in this spectacular valley, and the beauty of the bicycle ride between the distillery and the potato farm. I would suggest riding from the farm to the distillery, rather than visa versa for obvious reasons.
It was our pleasure and thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Cheers! Tyler & Lorien
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed the tour. Our $5 tour is meant to give our guests an overview of how our distillery works and includes a full tasting of our spirits. Tours are led by family members who have been involved in the business since we began over 5 years ago and are well versed in our production process. For your husband’s questions specific to his hobby distilling we were pleased to bring in our Master Distiller, who studied an MSc in Brewing & Distilling and holds a Diploma from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling, especially for him. We agree it is a good idea to attend the tour sober as we do provide several tasting samples and give every guest the opportunity to learn about and try our products before purchasing. Our organic potato vodka is a sipping style vodka and intended for enjoying neat or on the rocks. It does mix into cocktails however and we would have been happy to provide you with cocktail recipe ideas.
A trip to the Pemberton Distillery is a perfect compliment to a trip to Whistler. About a 35-minute drive from the Village, the journey to the distillery is one with some of the most stunning vistas in B.C. Shramm's Vodka, named after the Shramm family who own the distillery, is made from local, organic potatoes. In fact, all their liquors, which include gin and scotch, as well as their flavourings are organic in origin. Tasty, tasty, tasty....