Distillery Lists

Whisky Fundementals

Social Links

Canada's Manitoba Distillery whisky distillery

Canada's Manitoba Distillery factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Canada's Manitoba Distillery Minnedosa, Manitoba
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Canada Closed 1968
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Canada's Manitoba Distillery Not Available Canada's Manitoba Distillery Ltd.

Canada's Manitoba Distillery Timeline:

keys v h t

No events match the current filters. Show all.

  1. 1967Investors announce the Minnedosa project in November 1967 as a Manitoba-grain export distillery.
  2. 1968The plant officially opens in September 1968.
  3. 1969Melchers assumes ownership in January 1969.
  4. 1971Management places the plant on a voluntary temporary shutdown, citing oversupply.
  5. 1973Melchers accepts that Minnedosa is unviable and closes the distillery after sporadic production.
  6. 1980After passing through Corby, the idle plant is sold to Mohawk Petroleum for fuel-alcohol production.

Drag, swipe or scroll sideways · use ‹ ›