Maple Staples

Canada is tapped in, from makers of the world’s first maple baseball bat (Sam Bat in Carleton Place) to distillers of Acerum (a new Quebec-born maple spirit). Here are some of our favourite tastes.

Grate Sixty Six Brix’s giant maple-sugar cube onto pancakes and waffles, into hot chocolate and coffee—or into cocktails! sixtysixbrix.com

Flavour magic happens when craft distillers like Dixon’s and Kinsip age Ontario maple syrup in whisky barrels. dixonsdistilledspirits.com, kinsip.ca

Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers partners with local bar-product makers Kvas on Northern Maple Old Fashioned simple syrup. dillons.ca, kvasfbco.com, cocktailemporium.com

Sacré, a non-alcoholic aperitif, is a complex bourbon barrel-aged blend of Vermont maple syrup, coffee, botanicals and spices. woodnosedrinks.com, drinknolow.com