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Best Coast Distillers

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Best Coast Coffee Whisky Silver Award
Silver Medal and Excellence in Terroir award-Best Coast Distillers Agricole Rum
Best Coast Distillers Agricole Rum – Vancouver Island craft rum made from estate grown sorghum cane

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North Saanich, British Columbia · Online shop · bestcoastdistillers.com

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Best Coast Distillers makes small-batch whisky, bourbon-style whisky, vodka and an estate-grown sorghum agricole rum on its Vancouver Island farm.

Can no longer ship to the US since Sep 29, 2026HTS 2208.30.60Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Whiskies50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2208.40.40Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2208.60.20Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter50% since Aug 22, 2026
Best Coast Distillers' whisky, rum and vodka are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.40.40 and 2208.60.20, which carried a 50% US duty from August 22, 2026 and, since September 29, 2026, can no longer be imported into the United States at all.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 29, 2026

You must be of legal drinking age in your province to buy alcohol. Rules on shipping alcohol between provinces vary, so buy from the maker directly or through your provincial liquor store. We only link to makers; nothing is sold on this site.

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Made in Canada

The distillery says "From our farm on the Saanich Peninsula, we craft small-batch whisky, rum, and vodka using local ingredients".

On the tariff list

  • HTS 2208.30.60 · Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Whiskies, Other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    The shop sells a "1927 Bourbon-Style whisky made on Vancouver Island" alongside WildFire Whisky and Coffee Whisky.

  • HTS 2208.40.40 · Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    The site sells "Agricole Rum", Canada's first agricole rum, made from estate-grown sorghum.

  • HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    The site lists "Island Vibe Vodka" and "Tropic Vibe Vodka" among its products.

Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs

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