Food & Drink

Milk Never Tasted This Good

By Kate Griffith

June 16, 2026

An Almonte distillery is making history one bottle at a time — and you can taste it for yourself.

Somewhere between ancient Asian tradition and cutting-edge Canadian science, a small distillery on the edge of Almonte has quietly produced something the world hadn't quite seen before. The art of distilling milk is older than most people realize. Across Central and Eastern Asia, fermented milk drinks have been crafted for millennia — a tradition rooted in the understanding that dairy holds…