LOCAL LIBATIONS Our abundant agricultural land doesn’t just produce delicious food for eating fresh, it cultivates award-winning wines, spirits, ciders, meads and beers.
CRAFT BREWERIES, CIDERIES AND SPIRITS Marten Brew Pub is dedicated to ensuring they serve only fresh and exciting craft beer. This pub, restaurant and brewery combo can be found downtown and is the perfect addition to your Vernon bucket list.
BX PRESS CIDERY
For more great BC Craft Breweries, check out BCAleTrail.ca Planet Bee Meadery has been turning honey into award winning mead since 2010. Honeymoon Mead is a sweet and welcoming addition to the growing world of fortified wines infused with the essence of the Okanagan. PlanetBee.com
PLANET BEE
MARTEN BREW PUB
Okanagan Spirits is an acclaimed, world-class, multi-award winning distiller of fine fruit spirits, with headquarters in Vernon. Sample an assortment of liqueurs, brandy, absinthe, vodka, gin, whisky, grappa, aquavit, and bitters. Have a chat with the master distiller as he works his magic at the still. Okanagan Spirits also has the Barrel Room Patio and Lounge. Sit down, relax and enjoy a classic cocktail, flights for tasting or a sample of award-winning whisky. OkanaganSpirits.com
WINERIES
The BX Press Cidery is a thirdgeneration Vernon apple orchard and one of a handful of BC cideries that craft full juice ciders from carefully selected apple varieties. Meet the owners and cider-makers pouring at the tasting bar. TheBXPress.com
The Scenic Sip to the south in Lake Country:
The Farmstrong Cider Company in Armstrong invites you to come back to the farm and experience handcrafted local ciders. Enjoy delicious cider, made from apples grown on site. FarmstrongCider.com
Ex Nihilo Winery
Tony’s Craft Cidery in Lavington uses farm fresh apple varieties and fruit grown on site. All of their cider is gluten free. You can also purchase freshly picked fruit in the summer. TonysCraftCidery.com
50th Parallel Estate Winery Ancient Hills Estate Winery Arrowleaf Cellars Blind Tiger Gray Monk Estate Winery Intrigue Wines Peak Cellars Fruit wines to the North in Enderby and Grindrod: Baccata Ridge Waterside Winery
OKANAGAN SPIRITS
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