Top Shelf Distillers
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Top Shelf Distillers makes Lanark Highlands Rideau Whisky from a locally grown corn, barley and rye mash, Top Shelf Vodka and Gin, Reunion moonshines and Top Shelf cream liquors in Perth, Ontario.
Top Shelf Distillers' whisky, gin, vodka and cream liqueurs are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20 and 2208.70.00, 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
Top Shelf says "we brought whisky back to Perth, Ontario in 2016" and that its Rideau Whisky mash "is made from 100% locally grown and milled grains".
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
"Rideau Whisky", 750ml at $59.95, is Lanark Highlands' "bourbon-style" whisky from a "mash of corn, barley and rye".
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The Vodka & Gin collection lists "Top Shelf Gin" and "Top Shelf Reserve Barrel-Aged Gin".
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The Vodka & Gin collection lists "Top Shelf Vodka" at "$34.95 - $47.95", well over $2.05 a litre.
- 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
The shop lists "Top Shelf Irish Cream" at $39.95 among its cream liquors.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
14 Warren Crescent, Perth K7H 0A8 Ontario, Canada
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Top Shelf Distillers was founded in March 2014
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
we brought whisky back to Perth, Ontario in 2016
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our mash of corn, barley and rye is made from 100% locally grown and milled grains.
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We launched our first products, Top Shelf Vodka and Top Shelf Gin
- topshelfdistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We are Canada's fastest growing direct-to-consumer distillery
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20, 2208.70.00
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