Niagara College faculty member Andrea Fujarczuk was in the spotlight on the December 20 episode of The Agenda with Steve Paikin. In the segment, “Distilling the State of an Industry,” Fujarczuk, the only full-time instructor in Canada’s first artisinal distilling program and owner of Northern Landing Spirits, provides her expertise on the state of Ontario’s craft distilling industry.
Fujarczuk discusses annual sales at the LCBO and the many players – large-scale producers and independent craft brewers – who make up the industry. In her teaching in NC’s Artisan Distilling program, her students learn about the science and art of spirit-making. Fujarczuk explains that NC is the only place in Canada where students can receive this unique training in spirit-making, from conceiving of their spirit, to distilling it, to bottling and branding it for sale.
Fujarczuk says that interest in local Ontario spirits – particularly gin and rye – is on the rise. She’s in a unique position in the industry and training the next generation of distillers. Fujarczuk is also a proud NC alumnus from the Winery and Viticulture Technician program (2012).
