Ironworks Distillery

About Us:

We take enormous pride in creating our products. Our vodka is made from Nova Scotia apples, and as such is one of very few made in that way within Canada. Our gin includes a portion of local juniper berries and numerous Nova Scotia sourced botanicals, including rosehips from a hedge down the street. Our Pear-eau-de-vie with a pear in the bottle is perhaps the product that best reflects our commitment to local ingredients. Each spring we put 300 - 400 bottles in the pear trees of the Boates Farm in Woodville; each fall we harvest these bottles, now containing full-grown pears and fill each with distilled pear brandy from the previous season. It is magical. We truly love the process of creating our spirits and liqueurs from scratch. We never fail to get excited by the first loads of fresh apples in the fall, by the sweet aromas of the fermentations, by the delight of the first taste of pear coming off the still. We feel privileged to be able to work with great growers, and their exceptional fruit. We welcome you to share the tastes of Nova Scotia in our spirits and liqueurs. Come visit, Take a tour, Enjoy a taste. Our still is right in the shop, and she is running most days that we are open.