13 Canadian Alcoholic Beverages for Your Canada Day Boozing

Canada and the United States are similar in a great many ways. The two countries are neighbors, friends, and allies; the border between the two countries is the world’s longest undefended border. Our northern states are, economically, closely integrated with Canada; many people cross the border every day for work.

Many Canadians think that their country is totally different from the United States. Canadians and Americans are alike and the exact opposite at the same time. Americans are generally more sociable, patriotic, conservative, religious, and traditional. Canadians are more restrained and at the same time more liberal.

• Newfoundland Screech. This rum is used in a ceremony called a screech-in, where Newfoundlanders initiate someone from off the island into local traditions.
• Bloody Caesar or Caesar.
• Molson beer.
• Yukon Jack.
• Rev.
• Alexander Keith’s beer.
• Icewine.
• Raymond Massey.

Canada may be famous for its whisky, but Canadian Club and Crown Royal aren’t the only spirits our northern neighbors are turning out. Like the U.S., Canada is seeing a surge in new craft distilleries, which are producing spirits like vodka, gin and a wide range of liqueurs.

Blueberries continue to be Canada’s top fruit export by volume and by value, accounting for 65.5% of export dollars and 53.4% of export tonnage. Low-bush blueberries accounted for 53.3% of total blueberry value and 60.6% of total blueberry tonnage.

• Cantaloupe (July to September)
• Cherries (late June to early August)
• Grapefruit (year-round; peak in winter)
• Grapes (August through early October)
• Honeydew (July to September)
• Kiwifruit (year-round; peak In fall and winter)
• Lemons (year-round; peak in winter)
• Limes (year-round; peak in fall)

It is unusual that Canada has no national bird, and there was a movement to officially adopt a Canadian national bird in 2017, the country’s sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) – 3,616 votes. Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) – 3,324.

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American Robins

The Indigenous peoples living in these areas valued the maple tree for its sweet sap and the goods derived from it. While this remarkable tree made a distinct impression on early settlers, it wasn’t until the 19th century that the maple leaf itself emerged as a symbol of national identity.

The hammer and sickle (Unicode: “☭”) is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity – a union between the peasantry and working class. It was first adapted during the Russian Revolution, the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.

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