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And Now A Short Film About East Van’s Excellent “Odd Society Spirits”

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The aesthetes at Odette Visual have just made a short film for Odd Society Spirits, the new and very local distillery at 1725 Powell Street (off Commercial Drive). Never tried the stuff? Give it a shot. They’re only making/selling their “East Van Vodka” at the moment, but we can anticipate two new spirits, namely their “Mongrel” un-aged barley whisky and “Wallflower” gin, at some point in the (hopefully) very near future.

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