Pemberton Distillery is an organic artisan distillery set in the heart of the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

Our philosophy is to produce authentic, distinctly regional and organic spirits that highlight the unique and natural character of the beautiful place from where they come.

Family owned and operated, we are one of a handful of craft distilleries still producing our spirits by hand using beautiful whole ingredients and traditional craft methods.

The Beginning of a Distillery

The story of Schramm Vodka grew from famous Pemberton potatoes. In the summer of 2002, Tyler Schramm and his brother, Jonathan, were discussing possibilities for Jonathan and his wife's small potato farm in the fertile Pemberton Valley.

Pemberton, a small farming community nestled beneath the snow-capped coastal mountains north of Whistler, is famous for its potatoes. In fact, its potatoes are of such renowned quality, that Pemberton - affectionately referred to as "Spud Valley" by locals - is a world supplier of seed potatoes, as well as high grade table potatoes.

The brothers realized that Pemberton's fine potatoes and the pristine glacial waters from the mountain creeks, would provide the perfect ingredients for an ultra premium vodka.

Mastering the Art & Science of Distilling

Following his dream to produce a local and organic spirit, Tyler completed his Masters thesis in potato vodka distilling, at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, a world leader in Brewing and Distilling Sciences. Here he created the original recipe for Schramm Vodka. He then returned to the Pemberton Valley and the Pemberton Distillery was born.

Building the Distillery By Hand

The three Schramm brothers, Tyler, Jonathan and Jake constructed the Distillery buildings by hand over the winter of 2008. The buildings included the installation of a geothermal heating and cooling system which in the summer of 2011 will reduce the distillery's energy use by 40%!

Trial Distillations & First-Bottling

Early in 2009, Tyler conducted a series of trial distillations to perfect his recipe and in July he carefully hand-distilled the first crop of locally-grown organic potatoes and the Schramm family hand-bottled the first run of Schramm Vodka, taking pride in its clarity, smooth mouth-feel and rich character.