Mr. Nathan Flim is the Co-Founder and Owner of The Fort Distillery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Originally from Ontario, Nathan founded The Fort Distillery in 2018 with their values of Fun, Relationships, Integrity and Growth. 

With a background in chemistry, and business, and in a previous role as crop advisor in Alberta, Nathan and his team set out to build their distillery through a combination of creativity, determination and grit. Currently, they have a range of spirits, from a rum, to a gin, and their Mountain Pass Whisky, but they are gaining a significant degree of positive reception for their ready-to-drink, spirit-forward prepared and portable cocktails, under their brand, Tumbler & Rocks. 

Nathan detains the intricate challenges of selling spirits outside of the province of Alberta, particularly in western Canada, and Ontario, as well as the opportunities and momentum for their sales in the United States. 

Our conversation looks at the positive developments for craft distillers with the growth of the Alberta Craft Distillers Association, the Canadian Craft Distillers Association, the Canadian Craft Spirits Association, and Craft Spirits Ontario.

We round out our conversation discussing the distinction that Nathan sees with their brand, trends in the world of spirits, what the future holds for the Fort, how they established a name for themselves growing out of the Edmonton area, and their big win of developing a partnership with the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club, and their venue at Rogers Place.