Apikol
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Québec, Quebec · Online shop · apikol.ca
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An urban meadery and distillery in Quebec City's Saint-Roch district making a bottle-fermented sparkling mead, honey vodka, gin, raspberry eau-de-vie, honey eau-de-vie and honey liqueurs, sold in its own shop and through the SAQ.
The sparkling mead, vodka, gin, eau-de-vie and liqueurs can no longer ship to the US since the import ban of September 29, 2026 (50% duty from August 22 to September 28, 2026), under HTS 2206.00.60, 2208.60.20, 2208.50.00, 2208.90.30, 2208.90.75 and 2208.70.00.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
The drinks are made in its Quebec City distillery: "Tous nos alcools sont produits et distillés à partir de notre miel pur à 100%".
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.60 · Effervescent wine, nesoi · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Hydromel mousseux" is a sparkling mead: "Il est issu d’une double fermentation sur levures de champagne et d’une prise de mousse en bouteille".
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The gin: "Infusé de neufs herbes, racines et baies du Québec" (500 ml, 43% alc./vol.).
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The honey vodka: "Issue d’un miel toutes fleurs, cette vodka offre les arômes subtils" (500 ml, 40% alc./vol.).
- HTS 2208.70.00 · Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Liqueurs and cordials · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The honey liqueur: "Liqueur de miel aux herbes" (500 ml, 25% alc./vol.).
- HTS 2208.90.30 · Brandy, other than grape and slivovitz brandies, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3.43/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The raspberry eau-de-vie, a fruit brandy: "la deuxième distillation lui donne un puissant goût de compote de framboises" (375 ml, 43% alc./vol.).
- HTS 2208.90.75 · Spirits nesoi, fit for use as beverages or for beverage purposes · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The honey eau-de-vie: "Produit à partir de miel caramélisé et fermenté" then distilled (500 ml, 40% alc./vol.), a spirit that is not a grape, fruit or other named brandy.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Hydromellerie et distillerie artisanale au centre-ville de Québec
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Tous nos alcools sont produits et distillés à partir de notre miel pur à 100%
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
627 Boulevard Charest E, G1K 3J5 Québec, QC Canada
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
une zone de production à visiter, de l’extraction du miel à la distillation et l’embouteillage
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Ce produit est disponible en SAQ et directement à la distillerie Apikol
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Infusé de neufs herbes, racines et baies du Québec
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
framboises sélectionnées et cultivées en Beauce
- apikol.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Bouteille de 500 ml à 25 % alc./vol.
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