Bearface Triple Oak
They buy the spirit, then leave it outside. Bearface Triple Oak is 100% corn, bottled at 42.5% alcohol, and a 1.5 oz pour is 107 calories.
Mark Anthony Group keeps its head office in Vancouver and calls this a company-owned spirit. Other distilleries supply the single-grain whisky, which is then aged and blended in Canada. The first still is not theirs.
Honey and marzipan come off the bourbon wood. Cranberry and saffron come off the French oak. Cardamom and a little smoke come off the Hungarian oak.
Product Highlights
- •Hungarian oak air-dried for 3 years, then toasted 3 ways
- •Three vintages of tight-grain French red-wine casks
- •Ex-bourbon American oak is the first wood
- •Master blender Andres Faustinelli picks the casks
- •Label says blended and bottled in Canada
- •750 ml bottle, no sulphites listed
Category
Our Canadian score
Strong Canadian ties
Company’s own label claim: “A product of the Canadian North”
Bearface Triple Oak is only partly Canadian. Mark Anthony of Vancouver owns it and ages the casks in Canada, but the company buys the single-grain corn spirit from other distilleries.
Score breakdown (85% evidenced, high confidence)
“We proudly source the finest single-grain whisky from world class distilleries to provide us with the foundation to our whisky. We then elementally age and blend it at our BEARFACE wilderness home in Canada.”
“We source the best single-grain Canadian corn spirit for our whisky”
“including our company-owned premium crafted spirits: BEARFACE Canadian Whisky”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Made In
- Blended and bottled in Canada
- Owned By
- Mark Anthony Group
- Head Office
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Size
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 42.5%
- Grain
- 100% corn
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Product Information
Nutrition Facts
| Per 1.5 oz | % DV | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories / Calories | 107 | |
Ingredients
100% corn
Warnings
- Malted barley is used in the process, so it is not gluten-free.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bearface Triple Oak made in Canada?
Partly. Bearface Triple Oak is blended and bottled in Canada, and the casks age here. Someone else's still made the corn spirit first.
Is Bearface Triple Oak gluten-free?
No. Bearface Triple Oak is 100% corn, but malted barley is used in the process, so the FAQ says it is not gluten-free.
Are there sulphites in Bearface Triple Oak?
No. Bearface Triple Oak's FAQ says there are no sulphites in the whisky, and no artificial sweetener either.
Who blends Bearface Triple Oak?
Andres Faustinelli. Bearface Triple Oak's master blender picks casks after the outdoor ageing, and the brand says each year tastes a bit different.
Where is the owner of Bearface Triple Oak based?
Vancouver. Bearface Triple Oak is a company-owned spirit of the Mark Anthony Group. That company also keeps a US office in Chicago and an innovation centre in Dublin.
What is elemental ageing for Bearface Triple Oak?
Outdoor casks. Bearface Triple Oak is left in the Canadian wilderness so temperature swings work on the wood, then the casks are blended by season.
