Canada Quote by William Lyon Mackenzie King

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is…

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

“In 1830, a historic level of 7.5 gallons of absolute alcohol per adult was reached, nearly three times the current average consumption. In 1860,…

— Charles River Editors

The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this.

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced, the production capacity of Canada and the United States,…

— John Boyd Orr

“Prohibition may be the greatest gift any government ever gave its citizens. A barrel of beer cost $4 to make and sold for $55.…

— Bill Bryson

“Angels’ Share: In storage, a small amount of alcohol escapes the barrel through evaporation. Distillers call this lost alcohol the angels’ share. Whiskey and…

— Amy Stewart

Between 1939 and 1945 you produced weapons and war equipment valued at thirteen billion dollars, 70 per cent of which you shipped to your…

— Anonymous

“Before Prohibition the United States had more than 10,000 distilleries; as of 2012 there were just about 250 at the craft scale. But twenty…

— Adam Rogers

We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it…

— Buffalo Bill

We don't have to go that far to sell our beer because our immediate accounts sell so much. Places that sold 10 cases before,…

— Paul Graham

Enough. Man is capable of reform once presented with the facts, and the fact is that bottling water and shipping it is a big…

— Garrison Keillor

“Canadian whisky is, by and large, a blended whisky, with two major components. There is the base whisky, a spirit that has been distilled…

— Lew Bryson