Craft distilleries say steep markups are keeping their products off B.C. Liquor Store shelves

B.C. craft liquor manufacturers say that the province should remove barriers to their products being sold in provincial liquor stores, as interest grows in homegrown alcohol due to U.S. tariffs.

Alex Hamer, the founder of Artistan Distillers Canada, says that economic headwinds mean that some distilleries were facing closure this year even before tariffs were introduced.

He's had to cancel the annual B.C. Distilled liquor festival this year, saying he's received calls from distillery owners who can't attend as their costs are increasing and sales are either down or flat.

Hamer says that craft distilleries would get access to a much broader distribution network if they were allowed to be stocked in B.C. Liquor Stores, and he is pushing for sections in each store that highlight locally produced spirits. CBC News

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