Esquimalt Vermouth & Apéritifs
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Nanaimo, British Columbia · Shopify shop · esquimaltvermouth.ca
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Michela and Quinn Palmer make vermouth and apéritifs from British Columbian honey mead, infused with botanicals, alongside Palmer's Mead and Rootside Bitters.
Esquimalt's vermouth is a Canadian product under HTS 2205.10.30, 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
The Palmers make their vermouth in Nanaimo, BC, and say "we moved our family and our business a wee bit up-Island to Nanaimo, BC" after six years in Esquimalt.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2205.10.30 · Vermouth, in containers holding 2 liters or less · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop sells "Rosso Vermouth", "Dry Vermouth" and "Bianco Vermouth" in bottles, which map to vermouth in containers of 2 litres or less under HTS 2205.10.30.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- esquimaltvermouth.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Hello! We are Michela and Quinn Palmer.
- esquimaltvermouth.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
3091 Jingle Pot Rd. Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9R 6W6
- esquimaltvermouth.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
we launched our Rosso Vermouth in July 2019
- esquimaltvermouth.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
we moved our family and our business a wee bit up-Island to Nanaimo, BC
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2205.10.30
- esquimaltvermouth.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
After spending the next 2.5 years deep-diving into botanicals, recipe development and mead making we launched our Rosso Vermouth in July 2019.
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