Black's Distillery

Black’s Distillery

Crafting the Spirit of Peterborough County

Robert Black was born and raised in Peterborough. He started Black’s Distillery because he has a passion for wellmade spirits. Being of Scottish decent, in 2010 he was in Islay, Scotland where they produce smoky, peaty infused Scotches. They harvest the peat from the ground, and then stop the malting process and dry the grains with peat fires. That infuses the peat flavour into the grain. Robert says, “I just thought that was the most incredible flavour you can get. They don’t do that anywhere else.”

“It’s kind of like an extension of food for me. I like good food, and things that are made from real products. I remember going to Lang Pioneer Village as a young boy and learning about the red fife wheat and how important is was for Canada and the United States for the grain industry. We are excited about having that little piece of history“, says Robert. “I’m also interested in the science side of it, taking one substance and turning it into something else. I wanted to do this for a long time. I was laid off from my toolmaking job. Barb, my partner, and I decided to do it. I had done a lot of research already, so I went out West, did a Master Distillers course and it began from there.

Reception for Black’s Distillery in the Kawarthas has been great. They use red fife wheat in their Vodka, a local grain developed in Peterborough County in 1840 by a Scottish Immigrant. Their Gin is made from their Vodka as the base spirit. They use locally grown organic grains (Douro) for their products.

Black’s opened March 14th 2018. They are at the LCBO for Gin and Vodka in 32 stores (from Ottawa to Toronto) or you can buy online at the LCBO. You can also purchase all of their products in their online store at www.blacksdistillery.com or at their Distillery at 99 Hunter Street East in Peterborough.

99 Hunter St. E. Peterborough, ON K9H 1G4 1 705 745 1500

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