Last Best Brewing & Distilling
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Calgary, Alberta · Online shop · lastbestbrewing.com
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Last Best, a Calgary brewpub, batch-distills three award-winning dry gins, First Love, Afterglow and Fortunella, from a wheat base spirit in its own copper still, alongside its craft beer.
Last Best's gin and beer are Canadian alcohol under HTS 2208.50.00 and 2203.00.00, 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
Last Best says: "All of our gins are distilled in small batches at Last Best in our custom designed 500L copper still made exclusively for us."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The brewpub invites customers to "Look for your favourite Last Best beers and spirits at your local liquor store"; malt beer falls under HTS 2203.00.00.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distilling page lists three gins, "First Love", "AFTERGLOW" and "Fortunella", each "Batch Distilled" on a "Western Canadian Grain Spirit" base; gin falls under HTS 2208.50.00.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- lastbestbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
607 11 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2R 0E1
- lastbestbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
All of our gins are distilled in small batches at Last Best in our custom designed 500L copper still made exclusively for us.
- lastbestbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We carefully measure out our botanicals and place them in our wheat base spirit for 12 to 24 hours
- lastbestbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
unwavering commitment to making delicious well-crafted beer, spirits and Alberta-inspired cuisine
- ca.linkedin.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Last Best Brewing & Distilling in Calgary
- ca.linkedin.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Company size 201-500 employees Headquarters Alberta Type Privately Held
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2203.00.00
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