Victoria Distillers
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Sidney, British Columbia · Online shop · victoriadistillers.com
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A waterfront Sidney distillery making Empress 1908 Indigo Gin and other award-winning gins in copper pot stills.
Victoria Distillers' Empress 1908 gins are Canadian spirits under HTS 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
Victoria Distillers says its "unique waterfront location in Sidney, British Columbia, houses the copper pot stills that produce our range of spirits - most notably, our award-winning gins."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery lists "Empress 1908 Indigo Gin" and says its stills produce "our award-winning gins".
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- victoriadistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
9891 Seaport Place Sidney, BC V8L 4X3
- victoriadistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
houses the copper pot stills that produce our range of spirits
- victoriadistillers.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Empress 1908 Indigo Gin
- farris.com · accessed 2026-09-29
On June 17, 2022, Milestone Brands, LLC, a premium spirits company based out of Austin, Texas, acquired the Victoria-based spirits company, Victoria Distillers Inc., known for their iconic Empress 1908 Gin.
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
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