Canadian Food Brands

Aged 18 years in barrels, Venerable is sold as Canadian whisky by Gibson's. William Grant and Sons names no Canadian distillery on its own plant list.

Diageo owns Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka. The Canada page names no plant. Quebec's 750 ml listing is $28.50 and adds its own origin line.

Ketel One Vodka is a Dutch wheat spirit signed by the Nolet family. Diageo holds the other half. Ontario lists the 750 ml at $36.55.

Absolut Vodka is produced and bottled only in Ahus, Sweden, from winter wheat. Pernod Ricard has owned it since 2008. The SAQ 750 ml is $32.

Grey Goose Vodka is a single-distillation French spirit. Bacardi has owned the brand since 2004, and the Ontario 750 ml listing is $49.95.

Alberta Pure Vodka is triple distilled in Calgary and filled there. Beam Suntory has owned the distillery since 2014. The LCBO glass bottle is $29.95.

Polar Ice Vodka is a 750 ml corn spirit distilled in Windsor, Ontario. Corby owns it, Pernod Ricard holds voting control, and the LCBO lists it at $29.95.

J.P. Wiser's 10 Year Old is a decade-old triple-cask whisky filled in Windsor, Ontario, from Canadian grain, with American bourbon wood in the blend.

J.P. Wiser's Deluxe is bottled in Windsor, Ontario, from Canadian grain, at 40% alcohol. Corby has held it since 1918, under Pernod Ricard.

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye is 90% rye whisky at 45% alcohol from the Gimli, Manitoba range. A US legal line puts the company in New York.

A 1939 royal gift, Crown Royal Deluxe is distilled in Gimli, Manitoba. Diageo North America holds the site, and the blend uses 50 whiskies at 40% alcohol.

Sold as Canadian whisky and aged at least 12 years, Rare 12 comes from Gibson's. William Grant and Sons names no Canadian distillery on its plant list.

Yip Cascade Dry puts hops in a 6 percent cider. Citrus and flowers come from the cascade addition, over provincial apples. The can holds 473 ml. About $4....

Yip Blueberry Picnic is a semi-sweet 473 ml can at 5 percent. The shop says it uses New Brunswick apples and locally sourced blueberries. About $4.78.

Okanagan Harvest Pear is the sweet pear can, 473 ml at 5 percent. The LCBO says the fruit comes from the Okanagan Valley and the can is made in British Co...

Okanagan Apple Cider is a 473 ml can at 5 percent. The LCBO says it comes from Kelowna and is made in British Columbia. About $3.75.

Thornbury Craft Strong Apple is the higher-alcohol can, at 7.1 percent. The LCBO says it is made in Ontario from local apples. About $3.85.

Thornbury Craft Apple is the English-style flagship from Thornbury, Ontario. Alcohol on the LCBO card is 5.3 percent. The apples are fresh-pressed and loc...

Brickworks Queen Street 501 is a semi-sweet 473 ml can at 5 percent, made in Ontario. The name is Toronto's 501 streetcar. The LCBO says it launched in 20...

Brickworks Batch 1904 is a dry 473 ml can at 4.7 percent, made in Ontario from fresh Ontario apples. The name points at Toronto's 1904 fire. About $4.

Somersby Blackberry is a pink 473 ml can at 4.5 percent. The LCBO says made in Ontario. Cherry, cassis and blackberry lead the nose. About $3.65.

Somersby Apple Cider is a 473 ml can at 4.5 percent. The LCBO says made in Ontario, with apple and a hint of grapefruit. About $3.65.

Strongbow Gold Apple is a sweeter 440 ml can at 4.5 percent. The LCBO lists the country as the United Kingdom. Regular price was $3.30.

Strongbow Original Dry is a 500 ml can at 5.3 percent. The LCBO lists it as made in England, with cinnamon on the nose. About $3.65.

Growers Juicy Bartlett Pear is a core pear cider, ripe and juicy on the brand page. Arterra owns Growers. Ontario liquor and grocery are the named shops.

Growers Honeycrisp is a core apple cider with honey and white-flower notes. Arterra owns the brand. The flavour page names the LCBO and Ontario grocers.

Australian shiraz, 750 ml, Yellow Label. Deep colour, berry and a bread note. Strength fourteen percent. Not made in Canada.

Yellow Label cabernet, 750 ml, from two South Australian districts. Dark berry and oak spice. Strength fourteen and a half percent. An import.

New Zealand sauvignon blanc, 750 ml, from Marlborough. Gooseberry and tropical fruit. Strength thirteen percent. Now under Vinarchy.

Pinot noir carrying a Marlborough title, 750 ml. The origin field says Other, New Zealand. Floral and cherry. Strength thirteen percent.

Italian pinot grigio from Trentino-Alto Adige, 750 ml, DOC. Pear and white fruit. Strength twelve and a half percent. Very low sugar. Not Canadian.

Sangiovese from Tuscany, 750 ml, Chianti Classico. Cherry, herbs, earth. Strength thirteen and a half percent. Italian, not Canadian.

Ontario-bottled pinot noir from Peller, 750 ml. Nose of stone fruit and spice. Strength twelve and a half percent. Sweetness ten grams a litre.

Peller pinot grigio, 750 ml, bottled in Ontario. The listing says fruit comes from Canada and from vineyards elsewhere. Strength 12 percent. Sweetness 7 g...

Marlborough pinot noir, 750 ml, from New Zealand. Spice, citrus peel and red fruit. Strength thirteen and a half percent. US-owned.

Marlborough sauvignon blanc, 750 ml, made in New Zealand and owned in the United States. Tropical fruit and citrus. Strength twelve and a half percent.

Grocery Cabernet, 750 ml, put in bottle in Ontario using fruit from nearby vines and vines abroad. Alcohol reads 12.5%. Leftover sugar is 8 g/L.

Lipton Green Tea is a 100-cup carton of certified leaf, sold in Canada and packed abroad.

Lipton Yellow Label is a 100-cup black tea sold in Canada. The bags are imported by a Dutch-owned company.

Tetley Orange Pekoe Decaffeinated is an 80-bag black tea with plant-based bags. Tata imports it from England. It is not a Canadian-made tea.

Tetley Orange Pekoe is the brand's main black tea, packed in England for Canada. Tata Consumer Products owns it. The bags are plant-based PLA.

Twinings English Breakfast is a caffeinated black tea blend with a coppery-red cup. It is a British brand, packed abroad and sold in Canada.

Twinings Brilliant Orange Pekoe is a 20-bag black tea selected in Sri Lanka. The brand is British, and the bags are not made in Canada.

Twinings Earl Grey is a British black tea with bergamot peel. Associated British Foods owns it. The bags sold in Canada are not packed here.

David's Tea Organic Cream of Earl Grey is a vanilla bergamot black tea from a Quebec company. The leaf is imported, and blending is mostly done abroad.

David's Tea Forever Nuts is a caffeine-free herbal blend that steeps pink from beetroot. The company is in Quebec. The ingredients are not grown there.

Red Rose Decaffeinated Orange Pekoe is a 48-bag black tea with the caffeine taken out. Lipton imports it. It is not made in New Brunswick.

Red Rose Orange Pekoe is a 72-bag black tea. Lipton imports it into Canada. The blend began in Saint John, and that plant no longer packs it.