Silver Fox Distillery

Located in Arthur, Ontario, Silver Fox is a multi-award winning craft Distillery producing gin, vodka, whisky, and a number of specialty spirits and liqueurs including flavoured gins and moonshine from locally sourced ingredients.

History of Silver Fox Distillery

Silver Fox was founded in 2019, and began operations in 2020, coinciding perfectly with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This gave them the opportunity to produce thousands of litres of hand sanitizer. Not how you want to start a distillery, but they powered through and found their footing, growing to become one of the largest craft distilleries in Ontario.

Within their first year, they won awards at the U.S. Open Whisky Championship, and the Canadian Artisanal Craft Spirits competition winning 7 awards. Pretty impressive for a new distillery in their first year of operation.

U.S. Open Whisky Championship Awards

Sugar Shack Maple Whisky – Gold
This is an unaged whisky blended with local Amish wood fired maple syrup.

4 Peppercorns – Bronze
100 proof ‘Foxshine’ blended with a proprietary peppercorn blend – great in a Ceasar.

Canadian Artisanal Craft Spirits Competition

Foxshine 100 proof Moonshine – Silver
Silver Fox moonshine made from Canadian corn, oats, and wheat.

4 Peppercorns - Silver and Best in Class
Proprietary blend of 100 proof ‘Foxshine’ and peppercorns.

Tropical Thunder – Bronze
Pineapple and coconut flavoured liqueur that transports you to the tropics.

This was just the beginning as they went on to win multiple awards at more competitions in 2022 and 2023. They were named the #1 Spirit Distillery in North America at the U.S. Open Spirits competition.

Locally Sourced Ingredients

One of the secrets to their success is a focus on using only the highest quality local ingredients. The distillery location, in Arthur, Ontario, provides access to fresh grains and other ingredients within a 50km radius.

They have enjoyed fantastic support from local farmers, and the community.

Custom Stills and Equipment

Mark designed the distillery, and even manufactured some of the equipment to create a truly unique process that enable Silver Fox to craft unique spirits you won’t find anywhere else. The dual still setup and local grains combine to produce flavour profiles that could be achieved any other way.

Spirits

Silver Fox produces gin, vodka, absinthe, liqueur, and whisky (including rye and moonshine). All are available for purchase through the Silver Fox Distillery online store, and at the distillery.

Gin

Multiple varieties of gin are available including London dry gin and flavoured gins.

Vodka

Traditional vodka, and a garlic vodka (to keep the vampires away).

Liqueur

A series of unique liqueurs are available including Butter Tart, Chief Engineer George Butter Rum, Dracula’s Flower (lavender flower and blood orange), After Dark (chocolate and peppermint), Fluffer Nutter (peanut butter and toasted marshmallows), and Tropical Thunder (pineapple and coconut).

Whisky

Moonshine, rye, and specialty flavoured spirits available including 4 Peppercorns, Apple Pie Moonshine, Sugar Shack Maple, Caramel Apple Rye, and 42 (a nod to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy).

The Distillery Experience

Mark and Lisa have created a distillery like no other. Fans of Dr. Who will appreciate the distillery that houses a Siva Edwardian (Bessie), a TARDIS, Davros, and a Dalek or two. Mark and Lisa have spent many hours giving back to the community, traveling to Comic Cons across Canada with their Dr. Who artifacts to raise money for Sick Kid’s hospitals.

Silver Fox Distillery is a member of the Craft Gin Trail. You can sample their spirits at the Craft Gin Festival held in June each year.

They are open Wednesday to Sunday. All spirits are available for purchase on-site, and tours are run on the weekends.