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Courtenay, British Columbia · Squarespace shop · waywarddistillery.com

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Wayward Distillery makes vodka, gin, rum and Krupnik spiced honey liqueur in Courtenay, most of it fermented from BC honey, and gives 1% of sales to pollinator protection.

Can no longer ship to the US since Sep 29, 2026HTS 2208.40.40Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2208.50.00Gin and Geneve50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2208.60.20Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2208.70.00Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Liqueurs and cordials50% since Aug 22, 2026
Wayward Distillery's vodka, gin, rum and honey liqueur are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.60.20, 2208.50.00, 2208.40.40 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

You must be of legal drinking age in your province to buy alcohol. Rules on shipping alcohol between provinces vary, so buy from the maker directly or through your provincial liquor store. We only link to makers; nothing is sold on this site.

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Made in Canada

The distillery says it makes its spirits in the Comox Valley: "Wayward Distillery has been crafting spirits with purpose in Courtenay, in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, since 2014."

On the tariff list

  • HTS 2208.40.40 · Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    The shop sells "Drunken Hive Rum - Fermented from Honey"; bottled rum over $3/L falls under HTS 2208.40.40.

  • HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    The shop sells "Unruly Gin - Fermented from Honey" and "BC Craft Gin"; 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

    The shop sells "Unruly Vodka - Fermented from Honey" at CA$65.22 a bottle; bottled craft vodka over $2.05/L 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

    The shop sells "Krupnik - Spiced Honey Liqueur" and "Raspberry Gin Liqueur", which are liqueurs under HTS 2208.70.00.

Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs

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