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Craft Spirits BC Championships

CCSA is pleased to announce we are holding the first Craft Spirits BC Championships during the first day (June 21) of the Sip of Summer...

Nov 22, 20231 min read

Ontario's Billion $ Shuffle

Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to change the rules on how beer, wine, cider and spirits are sold in Ontario, and there's...

Nov 19, 20231 min read

The Water of Life Whisky Tour Part II:

Speyside May 4-12, 2024 A Collaboration Tour with Greg Swartz, the Director of the movie The Water of Life. Celebrate the Speyside region...

Nov 2, 20231 min read

COSTCO US

CCSA recently helped connect 3 distillers with an international firm that is an opportunity to get into COSTCO US stores as part of a...

Oct 23, 20231 min read

CCSA GOLF & SCOTCH CUP 2023

David Martin wins the 2nd Annual Golf & Scotch Cup on the last hole. Blair Wilson had a chance to force sudden death but missed his putt....

Oct 14, 20231 min read

CCSA AT BREWHALLA

We participated in the first ever Chilliwack Brewhalla event on thanksgiving weekend. The sunshine made for a brilliant day and there...

Oct 14, 20231 min read

CCSA PARTNERING WITH CIDER CANADA

CCSA and Cider Canada are collaborating on a number of initiatives that will help the 2 industries continue to grow. Initiatives we are...

Aug 26, 20231 min read

POLICE ESCORT TO PARLIMENT

CCSA Directors receive a Bobby (police) escort to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. They wanted to be sure no one tried taking our...

Aug 24, 20231 min read

MEETING THE SCOTTISH WHISKY ASSOC.

Meeting with the Scottish Whisky Association. We shared industry and organizational structure, Govt., export initiatives and common...

Aug 22, 20231 min read

BIRTHPLACE OF SCOTTISH WHISKY

CCSA visit the birthplace of Scottish whisky. Lindores Abbey Distillery is a work of art nestled in the incredible setting of the...

Jul 1, 20231 min read

Scotland Distillery Tour 2023

We invite you to join David and Lee on a Scotland tour this August 16th-20th as we will be doing a loop from Glasgow to Inverness and...

Jul 1, 20231 min read

WELCOME ANTON FEENY

We are thrilled to have the amazing Anton Feeny as our summer student. Anton recently graduated from UVIC and will be taking her masters...

Jul 1, 20232 min read

New Business Models Worth Considering for Craft Distilleries

We came across this interesting article at Seven Fifty Daily on ways to build your business through unique partnerships.ARTICLE There are...

Mar 24, 20231 min read

GOVT. ANNOUNCES FUNDING

The Federal Govt. has just renewed or are about to renew some of the Agri-Canada and Export Canada programs. We recommend all producers...

Mar 23, 20231 min read

CCSA UK FESTIVAL DEAL

CCSA just brokered a deal with the largest UK Spirit Festival series to feature a CCSA Distilleries spirit as part of their international...

Mar 21, 20231 min read

COCKTAILS TREND SHAPING RTD & NON-ALCOHOL

Cocktail trend shaping direction of no-alcohol spirits and RTD alternatives The wider cocktail trend driving innovation in the...

Jan 28, 20231 min read

Whisky Challenge

Forbidden Spirits hosted the first CCSA Robbie Burns Whisky Challenge. The sold out event had Haggis, Scottish music and Samples of...

Dec 13, 20221 min read

CCSA Off to London and Düsseldorf

CCSA Will be heading to the UK and EU for some upcoming Spirits and business events. We plan to spend some time at the Prowein show in...

Nov 16, 20221 min read

CCSA GOLF & SCOTCH CUP 2022

Brian McDonald came up with some clutch shots on the last 3 holes to secure victory at the 2022 CCSA Golf & Scotch Cup golf tournament. ...

Oct 13, 20221 min read

CCSA Off to Copenhagen

CCSA President-Blair Wilson will be traveling to Copenhagen in late October to meet with Trade Commissioners, exporters and buyers as...