Distillerie Rheault
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Hearst, Ontario · Online shop · rheaultdistillery.ca
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Rheault Distillery in Hearst makes Loon Vodka, an alpha vodka distilled four times, plus whiskey by the bottle or small barrel and fruit liqueurs, in small batches.
Rheault's vodka, whisky and liqueurs are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.60.20, 2208.30.60 and 2208.70.00, 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
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Made in Canada
Rheault says it is "a small, artisan distillery located in Hearst, Northern Ontario" and that "Each product is created individually, from grain to glass".
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 site says "Our whiskey is not for the faint of heart", sold by the bottle or 2 litre barrel; whisky is HTS 2208.30.60.
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Its alpha vodka is "distilled four times in a single batch steel copper pot with a reflecting column"; craft vodka is HTS 2208.60.20.
- 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
Its range includes "cherry liqueur" made with fruit and vodka; liqueurs are HTS 2208.70.00.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- rheaultdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Rheault Distillery is a small, artisan distillery located in Hearst, Northern Ontario
- rheaultdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Each product is created individually, from grain to glass
- rheaultdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
distilled four times in a single batch steel copper pot with a reflecting column
- ontariograinfarmer.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
produced in micro batches by Rheault, his wife, Mireille Morin, and their family in their 4,000-square-foot distillery
- rheaultdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Our whiskey is not for the faint of heart
- rheaultdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
cherry liqueur
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.60.20
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