MacDonald, Gerard Alexander (Sandy) (Holland College)

Purpose

Deep Roots Distillery Inc. (DRD Inc.) is an organic fruit farm and craft distillery located in Warren Grove, Prince Edward Island. They are best known for their many varieties of fruit infused distilled spirits including Maple Liqueur, Camerise, Island Tide, and Spiced Apple. In the early 90s, Deep Roots Distillery began as a roadside apple store. In 2005, DRD Inc. was certified as a fully organic operation. In 2012, the company transitioned from being an apple retailer into value added alcohol products such as spirits and has been flourishing ever since. Deep Roots Distillery has worked with Holland College on several applied research and development projects in the past. DRD Inc is looking to build on that relationship by collaborating with Canada's Smartest Kitchen on a new multi-year R&D partnership. _x000D_