Dragon Mist Distillery

Dragon Mist Distillery holds a genuinely unique place in Canadian craft spirits as the country's home of baijiu, the traditional Chinese grain spirit that's one of the world's most consumed liquors. Founded by Sherry Jiang, a foreign-trained doctor who immigrated to Canada and reinvented herself as a distiller, this small-batch operation relocated to a rural setting in Dewdney in 2023. Everything starts with wheat sourced from northern BC's Peace River country and clean mountain water, and every product is certified gluten-free. The portfolio is wonderfully eclectic: signature wheat vodka, a gin built on eleven botanicals, whisky, that distinctive baijiu offered in both silver and gold strengths, and a lineup of liqueurs spanning limoncello, cranberry, blueberry and coffee. The baijiu in particular is a rare chance to taste something you'll find almost nowhere else made in Canada, a colourless spirit with delicate notes of grain, honey, fennel and a long, smooth finish. Visiting Dragon Mist is an opportunity to meet a passionate, hands-on maker and explore flavours well off the usual tasting-tour path. Tastings are typically arranged so the distillery can give you personal attention, so it's best to reach out ahead of your visit to plan your stop in the quieter countryside of the eastern Fraser Valley. For the curious palate, this is one of the most distinctive stops in the region, equal parts craft distillery and cultural discovery. Come to taste vodka and gin done well, but leave having tried a true Canadian rarity. Dragon Mist offers a warm, story-rich experience that broadens what a BC distillery visit can be and sends you home with a bottle unlike anything else on the shelf.