Alberta Distillers Ltd

The Canadian distillery founded in 1946 in southeast Calgary (Alberta) by Gordon C. Church, pioneer of pure Canadian rye. It is the home of 'Alberta rye', the backbone of modern Canadian whisky and the source of the Alberta Premium line. Since 2021 part of Suntory Global Spirits (Beam Suntory), which keeps its classic still and its focus on distilling 100% rye.