Phantom Light Distillery's five owners: Brendan Miller, Lorelei Miller, Tyler Frederick, Joel Perreault and Drew Martin.

By Nigel Maxwell

Local success stories

Local distillery off to spirited start

Jun 1, 2021 | 2:00 PM

Saskatchewan’s newest craft distillery, is turning a lot of heads in a short period of time.

Phantom Light distillery launched their first product, Phantom Light Vodka, in early May and within less than a month, has already secured house vodka status at Elk Ridge Resort, as well as Original Joe’s Prince Albert, Mr. T’s Pub at Northside, and Twin Falls Lodge in Churchill River.

While obviously happy with the early success, co-owner Brendan Miller told paNOW they are not in a rush and are focused on production.

“We don’t want to speed up anything in the process, just for the fact of being out there. We want every single bottle to leave just perfect,” he said.

Vodka drinkers and spirit connoisseurs can also find Phantom Light Distillery product at liquor stores in Candle Lake, Emma/Christopher Lake, Waskesiu, Melfort, Martensville, Warman, Osler and Lakeland Co-ops.(Facebook/ Phantom Light Distillery)

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The distillery itself is located north of Prince Albert off Highway 2. The ownership team is comprised of five local individuals, who each bring their own unique experience to the table. For Miller, he was working for the past ten years as a food and beverage instructor at Sask. Polytech.

“COVID kind of shut down that whole program and that was just at the same time that this whole thing was firing up so it was a really easy transition,” he explained.

Reflecting on the past year, and the challenges faced by businesses during the pandemic, Miller said their company was fortunate in the fact they were not forced to shut down, and the people working on the product launch, maintained a small private bubble.

Now looking forward Miller said he hopes to see their product sell province wide.

“Within the year because hopefully we will be in Saskatoon by the end of the summer,” he said.

The distillery’s unique name was inspired by the notorious ghost light on the abandoned train tracks of St. Louis.

“The smooth taste was there one moment, and then it was gone,” Miller said.

Keeping it local, the ownership team said they remain committed to keeping their roots firmly planted in Prince Albert, while Phantom Light products are enjoyed from coast to coast.

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