The Gimli Distillery is a production monster. It is definitely NOT a quaint, picturesque craft shop. This place means business, producing upwards of 1000 barrels of spirit per day — that’s 53,000 gallons of Whiskey per day, or nearly 97 million bottles per year.
There are forty-six storage warehouses with a continual stock of 1.4 million barrels. Just think about that for a moment. 90% of the production goes into Crown Royal — one of the most popular brands of Canadian Whisky made today. This is why the facility is sometimes called the “Crown Royal Gimli Distillery.”
But quality is strictly maintained. A recent release of Crown Royal — the Northern Harvest Rye — was named World Whisky of the Year.
The distillery was opened in 1968, and has undergone several expansions, remodels, and automation improvements over the years. The entire operation is owned and operated by industry giant Diageo.