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“It just puts that recognition on the product,” Head Distiller James Walsh shares with Downhome. “We believed it was a really good product, that’s why we entered into these competitions. But then getting that feedback is everything and getting some recognition on the national real stage, really helped our brand awareness.” “To get our vodka to be the best in the world in our first year, it wasn’t even something that we were considering. But we have a distiller that’s incredible,” adds Director and Co-Owner Dean Sullivan, tipping his hat to the craftsmanship of James and company. “Everything he makes is fantastic. So we know the product’s good and we’re not trying to compete with Iceberg and Smirnoff. The whole plan for us was to make a premium product. So we’re playing in a different market with premium spirits.” Celebrating the best in internationally recognized vodka styles and judged by a panel of leading distillers and experts, the World Vodka Awards recognize and promote 82
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the best vodkas globally. Handcrafted into small batch spirits using slow distillation and fermentation techniques, Evening Tide is made using a blend of wheat, rye and oats sourced throughout Atlantic Canada for a wonderfully smooth pour that stands a cut above their contemporaries. “If you ever take a sip of Evening Tide you’ll probably realize that it doesn’t have that classic harsh vodka burn to it,” James shares. “It’s extremely smooth and that’s from every step of the process.” That painstaking process – from grain selection to fermentation – requires time, precision and attention to detail, resulting in a truly delectable premium spirit. But that’s not the only top-shelf beverage the Wooden Walls team has crafted. From their award-winning coffee liqueur and new blueberry liqueur to eye-catching cocktails using local ingredients mixed with their handcrafted blends of vodkas and gins, Wooden Walls aims for the highest level of experience with every sip. “We don’t try to let synthetic 1-888-588-6353
