Gin Twenty-One is Pure Gold!
That’s got a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? We entered two spirits in the 2018 Canadian Artisan Spirits Competition – Gin Twenty-One, and our unique Blackstrap Spirit – our first foray ever into having our spirits formally judged. We’re thrilled that our gin won a Gold medal, and Blackstrap won bronze, in blind tastings […]
Last Straw Distillery Rum Tasting!
Interested in comparing and contrasting our different takes on Blackstrap Rum? How about an exclusive sneak peek at Cask #2 Blackstrap Rum before it’s released? We’ll be hosting a tasting event at the The Shameful Tiki Room Toronto on Monday, October 23. Pouring: Blackstrap Batch #1 Blackstrap Batch #2 Blackstrap […]
Caledonian Pub – Tasting – August 18
Special sneak peek opportunity inside! Our friends at the venerable Caledonian Pub in Toronto have invited us to host a tasting event on the evening of Friday, August 18, 2017. If you don’t know already, the Caledonian is one of this city’s finest whisky bars – boasting a collection of drams from all over […]
Dark Side of the Moonshine in LCBO!
We’re very, very excited to announce that after over 10 months of work, we’ve managed to navigate our first LCBO listing through the system, and on to the shelves! We’re having a very limited rollout of Dark Side of the Moonshine into a few LCBO stores in Toronto and Vaughan. Dark Side of the […]
We’re in NOW Magazine!
Toronto-based spirits writer Sarah Parniak did a nice writeup on our Cask #1 Blackstrap Rum in the May 25 edition of NOW Magazine Toronto. Check out the article in the online version here, and make sure to follow Sarah’s adventures on Twitter and Instagram!
Blackstrap Rum: May 19, 2017
Our first rum release is particularly special to us because the making of this spirit brought us together in the earliest days of Last Straw Distillery. We hope it will do the same for you and your friends when you pull the cork on a bottle. Cask #1 Blackstrap Rum is the same base spirit […]
We’re still open, even if LCBO strikes.
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the LCBO’s 7500 unionized employees voted 93% in favour of a strike. This will, in all likelihood, see all LCBO stores shut down until a new collective agreement can be reached. This has caused some alarm among spirits drinkers since, unlike beer and wine, spirits can only be […]
Proud drinks sponsor for Stratford Chefs School’s Canadian Guest Chef dinners with Chef Francisc
Stratford, Ontario: March 1 & 2. We’re honoured to be the drinks sponsor for Stratford Chefs School’s Canadian Guest Chef dinners with Chef Francisco Alejandriof Agave y Aguacate fame. We’ll be pouring cocktails and digestifs on both nights. Tickets are $65 for a 5 course dinner with drink pairings. Gioca e Vinci con 50 Euro […]
Get em while you can! We’re down to our last 60 bottles of Batch #1 Gin!
We’re down to our last 60 bottles of Batch #1 Gin! Batch #2 is ready to bottle, but once these babies are gone, they’re gone. It’s your chance to own a little piece of our history. You can order them …
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