Mad Laboratory Distilling
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Vancouver, British Columbia · Squarespace shop · madlabdistilling.com
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Mad Laboratory makes single malt whisky from 100% BC-grown malted barley, plus vodka and gins, in a hands-on Vancouver distillery.
Mad Laboratory's whisky, gin and vodka are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.50.00 and 2208.60.20, 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 distillery says it is “as hands on as possible during the whole process”, “from grain to glass”, using a direct-fire pot still at 618 E Kent Ave South.
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 “Small Batch Single Malt Whisky”, a whisky under this line.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop sells “Mad Lab Gin6” and “Mad Lab Gin8”.
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop sells “Mad Lab Vodka”, a craft vodka.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
119-618 E Kent Ave South, Vancouver, BC V5X 0B1
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Brewing with 100% BC grown malted barley
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
all spirits are either double or triple batch distilled
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
we want to be aware of how everything is progressing from grain to glass
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Mad Lab Vodka
- madlabdistilling.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Mad Lab Gin6
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60
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