Pivot Spirits
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Rolling Hills, Alberta · Wix shop · pivotspirits.com
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Farmer and master distiller Lars Hirch and co-owner Rachelle Fiset distill whiskies from their own irrigated barley, rye, triticale and spelt, Full Circle vodka, Farmacy gin, Rumination sugar beet spirit and honey-sweetened fruit liqueurs in Rolling Hills, Alberta.
Pivot's whisky, gin, vodka, liqueurs and sugar beet spirit are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20, 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
Pivot grows and distills on the farm: "All of the grains and crops are grown locally using resource conserving centre pivot irrigation systems," and at its solar-powered distillery "spent grains are fed to the farm's livestock."
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
"RYE WHisky" comes from "high-yielding hybrid rye varieties cultivated by Lars on our irrigation farm", alongside "Weatherhead Whisky", "Triticale Whisky" and "Farmer WHisky"; Canadian whisky falls under HTS 2208.30.60.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Farmacy Gin" and a seasonal "Winter Gin" are sold on the spirits page; gin falls under HTS 2208.50.00.
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Full Circle Vodka" is described as having "caramel and vanilla flavors with a creamy smooth finish"; craft vodka falls under HTS 2208.60.20.
- 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
"Haskap Honey Liqueur" pairs "local farm-produced honey" with "locally grown haskap and premium vodka"; liqueurs fall under HTS 2208.70.00.
- HTS 2208.90.75 · Spirits nesoi, fit for use as beverages or for beverage purposes · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Rumination" is made from "Local sugar beets" as a "rum" style spirit; a sugar beet spirit is not cane rum and falls under spirits nesoi, HTS 2208.90.75.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
105 4th Street Rolling Hills, Alberta T0J 2S0
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Pivot Spirits Ltd. is a Craft Distillery owned and operated by Rachelle Fiset and Lars (Larry) Hirch.
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Lars Hirch, the visionary craftsman and master distiller, oversees the cultivation of wheat, rye, barley, and more
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
All of the grains and crops are grown locally using resource conserving centre pivot irrigation systems
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
spent grains are fed to the farm's livestock
- pivotspirits.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Local sugar beets create this unique "rum" style spirit
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.60.20
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.70.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.90.75
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