{"key":"d81ec0005e","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w1280424847","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Winery / Cidery","community":"North Cowichan","lat":48.7657924,"lon":-123.7790984,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Ampersand Distilling Company","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Ampersand Distilling Company is a family-founded craft distillery on a five-acre farm in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, producing award-winning gin, vodka, and walnut liqueur from BC-grown organic wheat and wild-harvested botanicals using hand-built copper stills. The tasting room features a bar made from a Douglas fir slab cut from the property, and the distillery also brings its spirits to the Duncan Farmers' Market every Saturday. Celebrating its 10th year, Ampersand is releasing its first whisky and a new barrel-aged gin.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://ampersanddistilling.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"4077 Lanchaster Road, Duncan, BC","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1 250 999-1109","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@ampersanddistilling.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"4077","addr:street":"Lanchaster Road","building":"yes","name":"Ampersand Distilling Company","phone":"+1 250 999-1109","shop":"wine","source":"microsoft/BuildingFootprints","website":"https://ampersanddistilling.com/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms Ampersand Distilling Company is an active craft distillery with an online shop and an appointment-only tasting room on a five-acre farm in the Cowichan Valley. Phone (250.999.1109) and address (4077 Lanchaster Rd, Duncan, BC) on the contact page match OSM exactly. No mention of bike parking, washrooms, or water refill appears anywhere on the site; the FAQ explicitly confirms spirits are gluten-free due to distillation removing gluten proteins.","concerns":["OSM tags the business as shop=wine; it is a craft distillery, not a wine shop — minor OSM miscategorisation.","Tasting room is open by appointment only, which limits spontaneous drop-in visits for passing cyclists."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, active craft distillery with a confirmed website, tasting room, and online shop; a worthwhile stop for touring cyclists interested in local BC spirits.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":true},"notes":"Ampersand attends the Duncan Farmers' Market every Saturday, which may be a more accessible and spontaneous point of contact for cyclists riding through town."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":"OSM tags this as shop=wine, but the business is a craft distillery producing gin, vodka, and liqueur; Food & Drink remains the correct WWC category.","review_priority":true,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"948f52252f"},"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Takeout":{"value":true,"detail":"Spirits available for purchase via online shop (Shopify storefront) and at the appointment-only distillery tasting room","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"FAQ states all spirits are gluten-free: 'Because gluten is a protein, it doesn't come across in the distillation process.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"award-winning gin, vodka, and walnut liqueur from BC-grown organic wheat and wild-harvested botanicals using hand-built copper stills","price":{"band":2,"band_key":"casual","label":"Casual","confidence":"high","source":"judgement","signal":"Craft distillery tasting room"},"tier":"info"}