Alcoholic Beverages | Nova Scotia Quality

Nova Scotia is home to award-winning distilleries, wineries, craft cideries, and breweries. In the past two decades, our alcohol craft beverage industry has grown greatly. Choose from a wide range of beers, ciders, wines, spirits, and more. We take pride in creating drinks with Maritime flavours and influences. View our products and import a taste of the Maritimes:

Distilleries
Our long-standing distilleries produce global award-winning spirits including gin, rum, vodka, and whisky.
Wineries
Nova Scotia has emerged as a world-leading cool climate wine region. Our wineries have won over 200 national and international awards.
Craft Breweries
With over 50 craft breweries, we export world-class beer.
Cideries
Our long history and vast choice of apples allows us to make delicious ciders for any palate.

Wine

The Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in Nova Scotia’s wine production. Our vineyards are never more than 20 kilometres from the coast, creating unique wine-growing conditions. Our coastal breezes and cooler climate created Tidal Bay wines, Nova Scotia’s first appellation. It is a crisp white that pairs perfectly with our famous seafood. Nova Scotia has a diverse array of wines for import. These include red, rosé, and fruit wines such as wild blueberry and dessert ice wines. Our traditional method sparkling wines have gained a global prestige for their unique acidic qualities.

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Beer

The Nova Scotia craft brewing industry is diverse and uses local ingredients to make world-class beer. Each brew tells a unique story from every corner of the province. Quality craftsmanship, loyalty and passion create one-of-a-kind and flavourful beer.

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Cider

Nova Scotia is home to Canada's first and oldest apple orchards. Paying tribute to our 400-year history, Nova Scotia has seen an increase in craft cideries. Nova Scotian ciders are not just made from apples but are also blended with quality local fruit.

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Whiskey

Nova Scotia's strong Scottish heritage impacts the assortment of premium whisky styles produced in our province. This list includes the first single malt whisky in North America!

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Rum

From pirates to rum running, Nova Scotia’s history with rum dates back over a hundred years. Our wide range of hand-crafted, world-class rums are gaining global respect.

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Gin

Whether it is classic or flavoured with local fruits, berries and herbs, Nova Scotia's gin is world-famous. Our distilleries have won gold medals in many esteemed global spirit contests.

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Vodka

Abundant local ingredients are key to the success of Nova Scotia's hand-crafted and award-winning vodkas.

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Liqueur

Liqueurs are sweet and flavoured with distilled liquor, with lower alcohol content than classic spirits. A base spirit is often combined with ample fruits, berries and herbs that are ready for use. Nova Scotia's various liqueurs give endless drink fusions.

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Ready to Drink

Nova Scotia is just one area of North America where the ready-made cocktail segment has exploded in demand. Creative and passionate companies are using local fruits and berries to create crisp, clean flavours. Try our ready-made cocktails and enjoy them in cans or bottles year-round.

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