Ironworks Distillery - Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

 During our adventures in Nova Scotia, we learned that there is no shortage of breweries and distilleries available throughout the province. While we were in Lunenburg we walked down the street to check our and visit Ironworks Distillery.  Located in an old blacksmith shop just a block up from the waterfront the distillery takes its name from the heritage of the shop that they now occupy.  When you walk into the building you can see that they are passionate about their brand and connecting to the history that they have adopted for new purposes.  You can see the bright shiny copper still and yet it still breathes the years of history it has experienced. It is a very cool building.

Ironworks distillery has a range of different products available for tasting. They had a number of different flavors of liqueurs including blueberry and cranberry which I enjoyed.  They had a decent selection of Rum products which is not one of my favorites so I did not taste any of them.   They also had a gin that had been aged.

 Because of the high number of travelers who frequent Lunenburg, this tasing area is much different than some of the other distilleries we visited.  The staff was fast and effective at providing tasters, but you could not learn a lot about the different spirits or the history of the distillery.  They were generous in the number of different flavors and styles you could try, but the pour was just enough to taste on your pallet.  We were able to try any of the products we wanted to try, but the experience was not quite the same as some of the other locations that we went to on our trip.