IRONWORKS DISTILLERY

Over the years we have developed an extensive network of farmers exclusively within Nova Scotia from whom we buy products. Our cranberries travel a mere 8 kilometres from bog to distillery and no fruit travels more than 150 kilometres. Apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, blueberries are bountiful in Nova Scotia and we use them all. Since sugar cane doesn't grow in Nova Scotia, at least not yet, and we simply couldn't not make rum, we have opted to use Crosby's molasses, imported from Guatemala and processed in New Brunswick, for our award winning Rum... We have 30,000 litres of tank capacity for fermentation, and all year long we are fermenting apples, pears and molasses for our rum, brandy and vodka. In recent years we have been mashing and fermenting malted barley as well, for our Heart Iron Whisky. Many of our fermentations are warmed by the hot water we recover from distillation, and we typically ferment longer than most distilleries, which gives a richer taste profile, unique to..

Primary location: Lunenburg Canada