Fermentorium Distilling Co.
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Victoria, British Columbia · Online shop · fermentorium.ca
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A Victoria distillery making Sanctuary Signature Single Malt Whisky from locally grown barley malted on site, and Cathedral Gin, on a 1920s copper still and a modern German-built still.
Fermentorium's Sanctuary single malt whisky and Cathedral gin are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60 and 2208.50.00, 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
Fermentorium says its spirits are "artisanally distilled in tandem on a classic 1920s British copper still affectionately christened 'Old George', and a modern German-built still", with Sanctuary whisky "Producd from locally grown barley that is malted on site".
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
"Sanctuary Signature Single Malt Whisky" is "Canadian Whisky, Crafted at the edge of the Wild".
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Cathedral Gin" is the distillery's gin: "our gin encapsulates the true essence of the coastal west coast".
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
2010 Government Street
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Conceived by the minds at Phillips Brewing Company
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
spirits are artisanally distilled in tandem on a classic 1920s British copper still
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
locally grown barley that is malted on site
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Discover Vancouver Island's new Sanctuary Signature Single Malt Whisky
- fermentorium.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
our gin encapsulates the true essence of the coastal west coast
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
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