Canada has been making whisky since the 19th century. One of Canada’s whisky pioneers was Hiram Walker, who established his distillery in Detroit in 1858, later moving it to Ontario where he founded Walkerville, his own town. Hiram Walker created the brand Canadian Club, which has become globally popular. The vast majority of Canadian whisky is grain whisky usually made from a mixture of rye, corn, barley and wheat and distilled in column stills.