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Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Welcome to 2016

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Dear Friends, Family, Fellow Distillers, and Spirit Lovers,

We hope you had a warm, wonderful holiday season. Happy 2016 from all of us at Odd Society! We have a few things to share.

Your Own Cask of BC Whisky …

Our cask offer is now available. This year, choose between a 30 liter cask of single malt or rye spirit. In three years you will enjoy approximately 45 bottles of whisky. As a cask owner, you enjoy “visitation rights”, which means Odd Society hosts a once-yearly tasting event for all cask owners, at which you can taste and follow the progress of your whisky. For details, download the Odd Society 2016 Cask Offer.pdf. To order, please contact miriam@oddsocietyspirits.com.

The Acorn Restaurant and Odd Society collaborate on “A Distiller’s Dinner”

Please mark your calendars for The Acorn Restaurant collaborative dinner on Sunday, January 24 at 7:00 pm. Acorn Restaurant is offering a five-course vegetarian extravaganza. Each course is paired with an Odd Society cocktail or spirit. If you haven’t been to Acorn, treat yourself to an amazing evening of vegetarian delights. Acorn was chosen one of the top 10 new restaurants in Canada in 2014 by Enroute Magazine. They have been a big supporter since we opened and we are extremely grateful. A handful of tickets ($99) remain and are available through Dine Out Vancouver under the Events section (http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/events/distillers-dinner/) or contact Miriam at miriam@oddsocietyspirits.com .

A Video/Commercial featuring East Van Vodka

About a month ago, Odd Society was approached by RJ Sauer of Alterna Films. Alterna Films is a Vancouver-based production company for TV, film, commercials and web. In their own words, they specialize in visual storytelling. RJ had a fully developed story line for a spirits commercial that they wanted to enter in international competitions and use in their portfolio to attract new clients. They had the idea; they were just searching for the right spirit/label to use. Enter East Van Vodka. Since the action is set in the Deep South during civil war times, Cornelius, the mustached owl on the bottle was an amazing fit. We won’t give away the story line but we are very excited to see and share the final cut. Please check out Alterna Films and pictures from the shoot, as well as photos of all the other cool things they are working on. (Instagram:@rjsauer; www.alternafilms.ca)

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Distillery Store and Lounge Hours:

Bottle Shop
Thursday – Sunday 1:00 – closing (see below)

Cocktail Lounge
Thursday 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Friday 3:30 – 11:00 PM
Saturday 1:00 – 11:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 – 6:00 PM
Monday – Wednesday Closed

That’s it! See you soon!

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Happy Holidays!

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Dear Friends, Family, Fellow Distillers, and Spirit Lovers,

Happy Holidays to all! A few shorts days to go. Here is some last-minute info from Odd Society.

Holiday Hours:

Bottle Shop and Cocktail Lounge
Dec. 20 (Sunday) 1:00 – 7:00
Dec. 21-23 (Mon.-Wed.) 12:00 – 6:00
Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) 12:00 – 4:00
Dec. 25 and 26 Closed
Dec. 27 (Sunday) 1:00 – 6:00
Dec. 28-30th Closed
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve 1:00 – 7:00
January 1-7, 2016 Closed

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Holiday Offerings

Please come by and join us for a drink. If you are thinking of shopping, our lineup includes:
• Gift bowl: Assortment of bottles and a flask wrapped in a gift bowl.
• Odd Flasks
• T-shirts
• Cocktail geek spirits on the unusual side: Aged Vodka, Bittersweet Vermouth, Oaken Gin

Acorn Restaurant Collaborative Dinner

We are super excited to announce a collaborative food-cocktail pairing event at the fabulous Acorn Restaurant on Main Street on Sunday, January 24. If you haven’t been to Acorn, you’ve been missing out. It is simply one of the most delicious vegetarian restaurants in the city. Acorn has been a big supporter since we opened and we are extremely grateful. Tickets will be available through Dine Out Vancouver. If you are interested please contact miriam@oddsocietyspirits.com and Miriam will let you know as soon as tickets are available.

Salal Gin

Thank you so much for your support! Our 80 bottles sold out in 24 hours. We have big plans for next year, pursuing the goal of producing “vast” quantities. Experience has now taught us ways to improve the process.

Cask Offer (BC Single Malt and Rye Whisky)

Odd Society is very excited to once again offer whole 30 liter casks of single malt or rye spirit for sale starting mid January. We will be sending out more info in January. For more information, you can download the PDF here https://www.oddsocietyspirits.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/OddSociety-Cask-Offer_FA.pdf. To add your name to the cask mailing list, please contact miriam@oddsocietyspirits.com.

That’s it! All the very best to all! See you soon!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

Salal Gin Release

Dear Friends, Family, Fellow Distillers, and Spirit Lovers,

The holidays are almost upon us and we would be happy and honoured to be part of your celebrations. We have a few new offerings as well as our trusted regulars.

Salal Gin Released this Friday, December 4,

Our second annual release of Salal Gin will take place this Friday, December 4th. Salal Gin is Odd Society’s answer to British Sloe Gin. Since sloe berries aren’t native to Canada, we hit upon salal as our local equivalent. We had high hopes of releasing “vast” quantities this year but it was a dry season and salal berries and foragers were not plentiful. Luckily, Alexander McNaughton, a forager based in Tofino, was able to gather some for us, as well as Barbara, a resident of the Sunshine Coast. We thank you both! All that to say we produced a total of 80 bottles. This is almost a 100% increase over last year.

Bottles will be available at the distillery only, starting Friday, December 4th from 1:00 p.m. onwards for $30 (one bottle limit per person). We hope to see you then.

30-Liter Whisky Cask Offering
Choose Between 100% Rye or 100% Malted Barley

We are preparing for our annual cask offering in January. This year we are pleased to announce that cask owners will have the choice of filling their cask with either rye whisky OR single malt whisky. As you may have heard, a Canadian rye was voted World Whisky of the Year 2016 by Jim Murray. The next few years will be very exciting as more craft distilleries begin to bring their own whiskies on line. Stay tuned for more cask offer info in December.

If you are interested in being added to our cask offer mailing list, please email miriam@oddsocietyspirits.com.

Odd T-Shirts and Flasks

We are once again offering Odd T-shirts and flasks. T-shirts have just arrived and flasks will be available next week.

New Cocktails

Kylie has been hard at work creating holiday cocktails. In honor of our salal release, we will be offering our version of a French 75 called the “West Coast Salal 75”, which features Salal Gin, sparkling wine, and lemon.

Here’s a delicious spirit-forward drink you may want to try:

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Hours:

Bottle Shop
Thursday to Sunday – 1 pm to close

Cocktail Lounge
Thursday 3:00 – 7:00
Friday 3:30 – 11:00
Saturday 1:00 – 11:00
Sunday 1:00 – 6:00
Monday-Wednesday – Closed

That’s it! See you soon!

Friday, December 20th, 2013

Media Mentions

Odd Society Media Mentions

We have been fortunate enough to have been profiled by several media outlets since our launch. Below are a few select stories that we thought you might be interested in.

Globe and Mail – 10 tempting treats for the foodie in your life, December 10, 2013

We were featured in local journalist, Alexandra Gill’s holiday gift guide for foodies where she called us the “first provincially designated craft distillery using local ingredients exclusively.” She also said that East Van Vodka is “exceptionally smooth and smells like violets.”

Beatroute – Odd Society, December 9, 2013
Sarah Bauer begins her review of Odd Society with this beautiful sentence:

“A flower blooms in the mouth.”

She goes on to say “as I swallow, the crisp liquid darts brightly down my throat. Hot damn. Like its namesake neighborhood, East Van Vodka leaves a guileless impression.”

Well said.
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Josh and Gordon showed Josh Keller, a videopgrapher from the Globe and Mail around our distillery and tasting lounge and shared a little bit about our process.

Vancouver Sun – Odd Society’s first product is a natural grain ‘sipping vodka’, November 12, 2013

Randy Shore wrote that “some vodkas are no more than neutral spirits, essentially flavourless and odourless, but East Van pushes the conventional definition of vodka from its grain selection to filtration technique.”

Vancouver Courier – Vodka and cassis on tap at new distillery, November 1

Cheryl Rossi quoted Joshua Beach, Odd Society’s production manager and distiller saying “bartenders are normally so bored by vodka in cocktails and they find having a vodka with a little bit of character really a refreshing treat,” in reference to East Van Vodka.

Scout Magazine

Scout Magazine has been kind enough to feature us several times, including in their awesome thing we drank column and their diner column where they share news of upcoming restaurants, bars and – in our case – distilleries. They recently shared our video done by Odette Visual too.

Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Casks

Single Malt Cask Offer

Making whisky is a big reason why I (Gordon) got my MSc in distillation from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh and started my own distillery in Vancouver. The problem is, whisky can’t become whisky by Canadian law until it’s aged for at least three years in a barrel.

We’ve already started the aging process for the first batch, but we all have to be patient, which isn’t easy.

In the meantime though, we are proud to offer you the opportunity to own your very own private 30 litre cask of Canadian Single Malt made from 100% BC malted barley.

Your Single Malt will age at the Odd Society Distillery for three years at least and then will be bottled for your enjoyment. During this time, you can follow the aging process with periodic tasting events.

This is a limited time offer. We are taking orders starting in January, cask filling has already begun.

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• 30 liters of Odd Society Single Malt barrelled at approximately 62%
• Storage for three years in American Oak casks at the Odd Society Distillery
• Bonding and insurance for three years
• Visitation and tasting events at the Odd Society once a year

$1500 plus bottling fees

This is a substantial discount on the retail selling price per bottle, making it an excellent investment for any team, club, family, or any kind of organization or individual who loves Single Malt. You can even purchase the empty cask for $125 if you want a trophy.

Download this PDF for more details or contact us if you have any questions.

Friday, November 15th, 2013

Creme de Cassis

Creme de Cassis Small Batch

We have partnered with our dear friend, Master Chef Hervé Martin, once the personal chef to the Late King Leopold III of Belgium and now the executive chef of the French Table to create a limited run of Creme de Cassis.

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Read more about our Creme de Cassis on our spirits page.

Friday, October 11th, 2013

East Van Vodka

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Batch No.1 of our debut spirit, East Van Vodka is now in stores!

See our retailers page to find out where you can pick up a bottle or come visit our tasting lounge for sampling, purchasing and tours.

East Van Vodka is made in tribute to the creative, hardworking community we call home.
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Made from 100% malted barley grown in Prince George and malted in Armstrong, East Van Vodka is twice distilled in our small batch, European-made, copper pot still before it’s lightly filtered and proudly blended with purified Vancouver tap water.

Unlike most vodkas, East Van Vodka is not a completely neutral spirit. It is lightly fragrant, sweet smelling and incredibly smooth. Sip it straight if you want. We like to think of it as single malt vodka.

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Mashing & Wort from a Neighborhood Brewery

Distilling has its own language and “mashing” is a good term to know.

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Currently, a neighborhood brewery, Storm Brewing, is doing most of our mashing for us. We pick up the wort from Storm, pump it into our fermenters, and pitch our yeast. We will eventually be doing our own mashing but for now this works well. Storm Brewing is the granddaddy of the craft movement in Vancouver and has been making amazing craft beer for almost 20 years. We’ve also been getting some wort from another great local brewery, Coal Harbour Brewing. Don’t forget to visit both of them when you’re in the neighbourhood.

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

Tasting Bar Transformation

Our tasting bar is now complete! Lacquered and mirrored and decked out. This bar was built by my two brothers, Gerald and Ralph, who drove all the way from Edmonton to work on it. Lacquer isn’t used as much anymore but it has a finish that’s hard to duplicate. The beautiful artwork was done by Shwa Keirstead who lives not far from the distillery.

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Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Yeast

Yeast is amazing! Its hard to imagine life without yeast and fermentation: no bread, no alcohol. Even chocolate relies on yeast for part of its process.

Long ago brewers and distillers relied on wild yeasts to ferment their products, and some Belgian brewers still do, but nowadays most distillers work with known strains for consistency and reliability. Yeast is everywhere. Rogue Brewery in Oregon even isolated a unique strain of brewer’s yeast they found growing in their brewmaster’s beard. True story! They now use this yeast to make a new brand of beer fittingly called “Beard Beer”.

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There are so many things to consider with yeast: How much alcohol can it tolerate before getting stressed and dying? What is the optimum fermentation temperature? What flavours and esters does it produce?

Like with everything else, we’ve begun to experiment. For now, we are splitting our mashes into different fermenters and using different yeasts in each. Since these are vodka batches, it may not matter but we will keep you posted.

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

Wooden Whisky Barrels

Wood is a fascinating subject and old distillers can wax poetic when it comes to wooden barrels and aging whisky. In Scotland, if you look after a distillery’s cooperage and whisky maturation program, you can receive the distinguished title of ‘Master of Wood.’

The most commonly used wood for barrels in the world is American white oak, which imparts a range of flavors including vanilla, honey, and nuts. The second most commonly used wood is European oak which imparts a more complex set of flavors including sherry, dried fruits, and spices.

By a fluke of history, American law, which was passed to help the cooper’s union, dictates that bourbon must be aged in new American oak barrels. This means the bourbon industry is looking to sell hundreds of thousands of used wooden barrels each year. The rest of the world is more than a willing customer and everyone from rum producers in the Caribbean to Scotch producers to Canadian whisky producers buy the once-used oak barrels for their own spirits.

American bourbon producers will tell you they’ve extracted the best the wood has to offer. Scotch producers will tell you the Americans have removed many of the bitter tannins, lignins and vanillins that can overpower a spirit, and the barrels are now ideal for whisky. Regardless of your point of view, the influence of wood does lessen with each refill and eventually a barrel has nothing more to give and is discarded.
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At Odd Society, we intend to do a lot of experimentation with wood. We recently purchased ten small American oak barrels that were used to age rye from a distillery in Washington. We’ll be picking them up this weekend! We will also be purchasing some brand new 200 liter American oak barrels, and hopefully some French oak barrels. The problem with French oak is that it is at least three times as expensive as American oak. This is a question of wood scarcity rather than quality, although some people prefer the taste of whisky aged in French oak.

So come visit our barrels (once we open)! The picture below was taken during my stay at Springbank Distillery in Scotland.

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