Comfort in a Mug

The Gooderham & Worts Distillery, once known as the largest distillery in Canada, still inspires to this day — despite closing down its Distillery District location decades ago. Spirit of York, which now calls part of the old Gooderham property home, aims to honour Toronto’s proud and storied distillation history. One of the company’s core pillars is to “create world- class spirits in this world-class city,” says Gerry Guitor, president of Spirit of York. That’s reflected in the whisky, made from 100-per -cent rye grain, aged in new oak barrels for three years and proofed with water from Springwater, Ont., which Guitor argues is the purest water in the world. His favourite way to enjoy the whisky is in a Sazerac, Boulevardier or straight up on the rocks. But in this cold weather, he suggests trying an East of the Delta — a cocktail named after a popular canoe route used by French settlers in the 1700s, now known as the Humber River. It includes cinnamon and clove, warm apple cider and Spirit of York rye whisky.

Spirit of York Distillery Co.
spiritofyork.com | 416.777.0001

Find it at: 12 Trinity Street, Toronto, Ont.