Downriver Beverage Co. (Moonshine Creek Distillery)
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Waterville, New Brunswick · Shopify shop · shop.moonshinecreek.ca
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Downriver Beverage Co., formerly Moonshine Creek Distillery, distils a single grain Canadian rye whisky, molasses rum, flavoured shines and chocolate and cream liqueurs in Waterville, New Brunswick.
Downriver Beverage Co.'s whisky, rum, liqueurs and infused spirits are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.40.40, 2208.70.00 and 2208.90.75, 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
Downriver says its flagship whisky is "Fermented, distilled, and aged in virgin American white oak barrels in Carleton County of New Brunswick."
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 "Downriver Whisky- Single Grain Rye", a Canadian rye whisky in a 750 mL bottle at 47%.
- 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 shop sells A.J. Violette's "Rhum Vieux Ambre", described as "a column distilled, fancy molasses-based rum" in a 750 mL bottle.
- 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 shop sells "Chicken Bones Liqueur" in a 750 mL bottle.
- HTS 2208.90.75 · Spirits nesoi, fit for use as beverages or for beverage purposes · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop sells "Get'n Pickled - 750ml", "a spirit that is made with un-aged corn whisky and infused with fresh dill, garlic and pickling spice", an unaged flavoured spirit.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- shop.moonshinecreek.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
11377 Route 130 Waterville New Brunswick
- shop.moonshinecreek.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Fermented, distilled, and aged in virgin American white oak barrels in Carleton County of New Brunswick.
- poured.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
entrepreneurs Ashley and Matt Graham, owners of Homestead Orchards in Woodstock, take the reins at Moonshine Creek Distillery
- shop.moonshinecreek.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
This rum is fermented, distilled, and aged entirely in New Brunswick Canada.
- shop.moonshinecreek.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Chicken Bones Liqueur
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.40.40
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.70.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.90.75
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