Canadian Vodka Brands

Polar Ice, Alberta Pure, Highwood, Foothills, Lone Pine and Queen of Hearts are vodka brands made in Canada. Polar Ice is distilled in Windsor, Ontario. Pernod Ricard of France controls its owner, Corby. Alberta Pure is distilled in Calgary and sits under Suntory. Highwood and gluten-free Foothills come from one plant in High River. Smirnoff and Absolut lead liquor-store sales, and neither is a Canadian brand.

Last verified September 2026

Vodka Brands Compared

Brand	Made In	Brand Origin	Ingredients Sourced From	Available In
Highwood	High River, Alberta	Distilled in High River, Alberta	grains from Twin Valley FarmsRocky Mountain aquifer water	AlbertaCanada
Foothills	High River, Alberta	Made in High River, Alberta	Select corn	High River distillery
Lone Pine Distilling	Edmonton, Alberta	Made in Edmonton, Alberta	Locally grown Alberta grain	Edmonton distillerySelect Alberta retailers
Smirnoff	Not disclosed	Owned by Diageo. Canadian plant not named.	Corn, for the United States bottle	LCBOProvincial liquor boards
Absolut	Ahus, Sweden	Made in Ahus, Sweden	Winter wheat	LCBOProvincial liquor boards
Grey Goose	Picardy, France	Distilled in Picardy, France	Picardie winter wheatSpring water from Cognac	LCBOProvincial liquor boards
Ketel One	Schiedam, Netherlands	Made in Schiedam, Netherlands	Wheat	LCBOProvincial liquor boards
Queen of Hearts	Calgary, Alberta	Made in Calgary, Alberta	Alberta-grown wheatRocky Mountain glacial water	Calgary distilleryAlberta liquor stores
Polar Ice	Windsor, Ontario	Made in Windsor, Ontario	Essex and Kent county grainCanadian cornLocal Windsor-area water	Provincial liquor boards across Canada
Alberta Pure	Calgary, Alberta	Made in Calgary, Alberta	Prairie grain from Alberta, Saskatchewan and ManitobaRocky Mountain glacial water	LCBOSAQ and 1 more Provincial liquor boards

Which vodka brands are made in Canada?

6 of the 10 vodka brands we checked are made in Canada, across 11 products we verify. Strongly Canadian brands come first, then by how widely each is sold and searched, so a famous name with only weak Canadian ties does not take the top spot. How we score.

1. Polar Ice

87/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Windsor, Ontario)

Head office in Toronto, OntarioFounded 1984

Polar Ice vodka is made at the Hiram Walker distillery in Windsor, Ontario, from grain grown in Essex and Kent counties. Corby Spirit and Wine of Toronto owns the brand. Pernod Ricard of France holds more than half of Corby's voting shares, so the bottle is Canadian-made and the parent is not.

Brand ownership: Corby Spirit and Wine (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Pernod Ricard S.A. (France)
Manufacturing: Windsor, Ontario
Ingredient origin: Essex and Kent grain, Canadian corn
Official claim: Premium Canadian Vodka

polarice.ca Source: Corby Annual Information Form 2025 Source: Windsor-distilled Polar Ice Vodka wins two gold medalsVerified September 2026

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Polar Ice Vodka

87/100

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

2. Alberta Pure

87/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Calgary, Alberta)

Head office in Calgary, Alberta

Alberta Pure vodka is crafted, distilled and bottled in Calgary by Alberta Distillers, using prairie grain and glacial water. The distillery opened in 1946 under Canadian owners. Since 2014 it has been part of Beam Suntory, after Japan's Suntory bought Beam. The spirit is made here. The owner is not.

Brand ownership: Beam Suntory
Ultimate parent: Suntory (Japan)
Manufacturing: Calgary, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Prairie grain and glacial water
Official claim: Alberta made

albertadistillers.com Source: Alberta Pure Vodka Source: Our HeritageVerified September 2026

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Alberta Pure Vodka

87/100

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

3. Highwood

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (High River, Alberta)

Head office in High River, AlbertaFounded 1974

Highwood whisky and vodka are distilled in High River, Alberta, from Twin Valley Farms grain and Rocky Mountain aquifer water. Caldera Distilling, a private Canadian company, bought the distillery in 2022. Centennial and White Owl are whiskies from this same plant, not separate owners.

Brand ownership: Caldera Distilling Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Caldera Distilling Inc.
Manufacturing: High River, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Twin Valley Farms grain, Rocky Mountain water
Official claim: Local ingredients, distilled in High River

highwood-distillers.com Source: About us Source: ContactVerified September 2026

Highwood vodka we list

Highwood Pure Canadian Vodka

🍁 Canadian

High River, Alberta, Canada

4. Foothills

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (High River, Alberta)

Head office in High River, Alberta

Foothills gluten-free vodka is made from select corn at Highwood Distillers in High River, Alberta. The brand page says it is distilled 10 times and is both wheat-free and gluten-free. Caldera Distilling, a private Canadian company, owns the plant. This is a different bottle from Highwood Pure Canadian Vodka.

Brand ownership: Caldera Distilling Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Caldera Distilling Inc.
Manufacturing: High River, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Select corn
Official claim: Wheat-free and gluten-free

highwood-distillers.com Source: Foothills Gluten Free Vodka Source: About usVerified September 2026

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Foothills Gluten Free Vodka

🍁 Canadian

High River, Alberta, Canada

5. Lone Pine Distilling

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Edmonton, Alberta)

Head office in Edmonton, Alberta

Lone Pine Distilling makes Parkland Wheat Vodka and Field Corn Vodka at its Edmonton plant, 10375 59 Avenue NW. Bryan Anderson started the distillery after Alberta opened the door to micro-distilleries in 2013. Production at the current site was underway by 2020. The grain is local, and no foreign parent shows up in the company's own pages.

Brand ownership: Lone Pine Distilling Inc. (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Lone Pine Distilling Inc.
Manufacturing: Edmonton, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Locally grown Alberta grain
Official claim: Locally grown grains

lonepinedistilling.ca Source: About Us Source: Pining for SpiritsVerified September 2026

Lone Pine Distilling vodka we list

Lone Pine Distilling Parkland Wheat Vodka

🍁 Canadian

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Lone Pine Field Corn Vodka

🍁 Canadian

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

6. Queen of Hearts

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, mostly Canadian inputs (Calgary, Alberta)

Head office in Calgary, AlbertaFounded 2018

Queen of Hearts is a wheat vodka from Confluence Distilling in Calgary. The distillery opened in 2018, and the founders, Ross and Pheelan, still run it. The product page says the spirit uses Alberta-grown wheat and Rocky Mountain glacial water, and that the vodka is gluten-free. No foreign parent is named.

Brand ownership: Confluence Distilling (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Confluence Distilling
Manufacturing: Calgary, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Alberta wheat and glacial water
Official claim: Gluten-free wheat vodka

confluencedistilling.ca Source: About us Source: Queen of Hearts VodkaVerified September 2026

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Queen of Hearts Vodka

🍁 Canadian

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Which vodka brands are not Canadian?

These 4 brands sell widely in Canada but are foreign-owned, made outside Canada, or both. Ranked by how widely each brand is sold and searched in Canada.

1. Smirnoff

0/100 · Imported

Origin unverified

Founded 1864

Smirnoff is not a Canadian brand. Diageo owns it, and Smirnoff's own Canada FAQ says so. That page does not name a distillery in Canada. Wikipedia says the vodka is made in different countries for different markets, and the list includes Canada, but it names no city. The bottle is not made in Russia.

Brand ownership: Diageo (United Kingdom)
Ultimate parent: Diageo
Manufacturing: Not named for the Canadian bottle
Ingredient origin: Corn, stated for the US bottle only
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

smirnoff.com Source: Smirnoff Canada FAQ Source: SmirnoffVerified September 2026

Smirnoff vodka we list

Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka

0/100

2. Grey Goose

0/100 · Imported

Head office in CognacFounded 1997

Grey Goose is not Canadian. The brand says the vodka is distilled in Picardy, France, and bottled in Cognac. Bacardi's site says the only ingredients are Picardie winter wheat and spring water, and that Bacardi bought the brand in 2004. Sidney Frank and cellar master Francois Thibault created it in 1997. Every step they describe happens in France.

Brand ownership: Bacardi (since 2004)
Ultimate parent: Bacardi Limited
Manufacturing: Picardy, France; bottled in Cognac
Ingredient origin: Picardie winter wheat, Cognac spring water
Official claim: Every step is done in France

greygoose.com Source: Where is Grey Goose vodka made?Source: Grey Goose at BacardiVerified September 2026

Grey Goose vodka we list

Grey Goose Vodka

0/100

Gensac-la-Pallue, France

3. Ketel One

0/100 · Imported

Head office in SchiedamFounded 1983

Ketel One is not Canadian. The Nolet family distills it in Schiedam, in the Netherlands, and a family member still signs each batch. The vodka launched in 1983. Wikipedia says Diageo bought a 50 percent stake in 2009, while the Nolet family kept the other half and the distillery. The wheat and the still are Dutch.

Brand ownership: Nolet family 50 percent, Diageo 50 percent
Ultimate parent: Nolet family and Diageo
Manufacturing: Schiedam, Netherlands
Ingredient origin: Wheat
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

ketelone.com Source: Our Story Source: Ketel OneVerified September 2026

Ketel One vodka we list

Ketel One Vodka

0/100

Schiedam, Netherlands

4. Absolut

0/100 · Imported

Head office in AhusFounded 1979

Absolut is not Canadian. The vodka is made from winter wheat in Ahus, Sweden, and Wikipedia says that is the only place it is produced. Sweden's government sold the parent company, Vin and Sprit, to Pernod Ricard in 2008. Corby represents the brand in Canada. It does not distill it here.

Brand ownership: Pernod Ricard (France)
Ultimate parent: Pernod Ricard
Manufacturing: Ahus, Sweden
Ingredient origin: Winter wheat
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

absolut.com Source: Absolut Vodka Source: Corby Annual Information Form 2025Verified September 2026

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Absolut Vodka

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canadian Vodka

Is Alberta Pure vodka gluten free?

Alberta Distillers does not publish a gluten-free test for Alberta Pure. The Calgary vodka is made from prairie grain and glacial water. Foothills, distilled from corn in High River, is the bottle that says it is wheat-free and gluten-free. Highwood makes that corn vodka at the same Alberta plant.

What gluten-free vodka is made in Canada?

Foothills is the gluten-free vodka made in Canada with a clear corn claim. Highwood Distillers in High River says select corn makes it wheat-free and gluten-free. Queen of Hearts in Calgary also says its wheat vodka is gluten-free. Alberta Pure, made in Calgary from prairie grain, does not make that claim.

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