Beer & Spirits

Canadian alternatives to
Jack Daniel's

Currently owned by Brown-Forman (US)

Canadian whisky is a protected category with real depth, but ownership is tangled — several iconic Canadian labels have foreign parents while still distilling here.

What to buy instead

1. Dillon's Small Batch Distillers

   Canadian

   Independent Niagara distillery using Ontario grain. Canadian-owned and Canadian-made.

   Owner

   Dillon's (independent)

   Made in

   Beamsville, ON

2. Crown Royal

   Made here

   Distilled and aged in Gimli, Manitoba, but owned by Britain's Diageo.

   Owner

   Diageo

   Made in

   Gimli, MB

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