Highwood Distillers

The vendor states it was purchased in 2022 by Caldera Distilling Inc., a River John, Nova Scotia distillery, and remains privately owned, naming co-owner David Walker and Caldera CEO Jarrett Stuart. Corporations Canada returns zero results for both Caldera Distilling and Highwood Distillers, so both are provincial corporations; the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies and the Alberta Corporate Registry could not be searched without a browser, so the shareholders are unconfirmed. The CANADA List corroborates independent Canadian ownership.

• About us – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “Since 1974, Highwood Distillers, proudly owned by Caldera Distilling Inc., has stood in the foothills of the majestic Rocky Mountains”
• About us – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “Highwood Distillers was purchased by Caldera Distilling Inc.. To this day, it still remains privately owned.”
• Highwood Distillers Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with ecoSPIRITS – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “Highwood Distilling’s CEO Jarret Stuart, Co-Owner David Walker, and President Michael Nychyk”
• Our Story – Caldera Distilling Inc. vendor_statement “Our spirits are proudly distilled, barreled, aged & bottled in River John.”
• Search for a Federal Corporation - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Searched for: Corporate name: Caldera Distilling 0 results were found”
• Search for a Federal Corporation - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Searched for: Corporate name: Highwood Distillers 0 results were found”
• The CANADA List directory “Independent, family-owned (Alberta). Produces whisky in High River, AB. Uses Canadian prairie grains. Distilling, aging, and bottling all in Alberta.”

The vendor describes fermentation, column and pot distillation, a minimum three years of cask aging, bottling and barrel warehousing at its High River, Alberta distillery. The Alberta government agricultural processing listing places Highwood Distillers Ltd. at the same High River address with a Safe Food for Canadians licence, and the CANADA List says distilling, aging and bottling are all in Alberta.

• Distillery – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “Originating as ‘Sunnyvale’ in 1974 and now part of the Caldera family, our High River distillery marries tradition and innovation.”
• Agricultural processing industry listings | Alberta.ca directory “Highwood Distillers Ltd. Spirits ... Address: Box 5693, 114 - 10 Ave. SE, High River, AB T1V 1M7 ... No. of employees: 26 to 100”
• The CANADA List directory “Independent, family-owned (Alberta). Produces whisky in High River, AB. Uses Canadian prairie grains. Distilling, aging, and bottling all in Alberta.”

The distillery and head office are in High River, Alberta, with 26 to 100 employees per the Alberta government listing, and the contact page lists only Canadian sales offices from Vancouver to the Maritimes. The parent's own staff are in River John, Nova Scotia.

• Contact – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “THE DISTILLERY IS LOCATED IN HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA.”
• Agricultural processing industry listings | Alberta.ca directory “Highwood Distillers Ltd. Spirits ... Address: Box 5693, 114 - 10 Ave. SE, High River, AB T1V 1M7 ... No. of employees: 26 to 100”
• Our Story – Caldera Distilling Inc. vendor_statement “Our spirits are proudly distilled, barreled, aged & bottled in River John.”

Grain comes from Twin Valley Farms in Alberta and water from a local aquifer, both vendor statements. The whiskies are aged in charred oak bourbon barrels, which are American, and some are finished in sherry casks from Europe, and the origin of the glass and packaging is not disclosed, so the split is an estimate.

• Distillery – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “we start with the best grains sourced from Twin Valley Farms, a family-run operation we’ve partnered with for over 15 years”
• Highwood Distillers’ Triumph at 2023 Alberta Beverage and Canadian Whisky Awards – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “the liquid is aged in charred oak bourbon barrels”
• Highwood Tops Multiple Categories at 2024 Canadian Whisky Awards – highwood-distillers vendor_statement “Aged for two decades in charred oak barrels and finished in sherry barrels”