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( 902-687-3745; www.innatbayfortune.com ; 758 Rte 310; r from $135, ste $225-335; )
Find some of PEI's most upscale rooms at this waterside inn about 12km south of Souris,
as well as one of the island's best restaurants (meals from $60). Chef Domenic Serio has
created a menu that captures the essence of PEI flavors; highlights include tartar of PEI
scallops with strawberry and balsamic salsa or crispy beef short ribs with roasted organic
shiitake mushrooms. Rooms are modern with country flair; the most fun rooms, tiny
units in a tower with nearly 360-degree views, are the least expensive. The price goes up
with size, culminating in private cottages.
21 Breakwater CANADIAN $$$
(21 Breakwater St; mains $10-20; 11:30am-8pm Mon-Sat) Souris' most elegant option is in a
bright, historic mansion overlooking the industrial waterfront. The menu focuses on the
usual suspects such as burgers, pasta with scallops, steamed mussels or chowder, but the
preparation is top notch as is the service.
WORTH A TRIP
DISTILLERIES
Two distinctly different distilleries operate on PEI, echoing the province's fame for
bootlegging during Prohibition. Even today many families distill their own moon-
shine (which is technically illegal) and this is what is often mixed in punch and
cocktails at country weddings and parties.
Prince Edward Distillery ( 902-687-2586; www.princeedwarddistillery.com ; Rte 16, Herman-
ville; 11am-6pm) specializes in potato vodka that, even in its first year of produc-
tion, has turned international heads (some calling it among the finest of its class).
Stop in for tours of the immaculate distillery and to taste the different vodkas
(potato, grain and blueberry) as well as the newer products such as bourbon, rum,
whiskey, pastis and a very interesting and aromatic gin.
Myriad View Distillery ( 902-687-1281; www.straightshine.com ; 1336 Rte 2, Rollo Bay;
11am-6pm Mon-Sat, 1-5pm Sun) produces Canada's first and only legal moonshine. The
hardcore Straight Lightning Shine is 75% alcohol and so potent it feels like liquid
heat before it evaporates on your tongue. Take our advice and start with a micro-
sip! A gulp could knock the wind out of you. The 50% alcohol Straight Shine lets
you enjoy the flavor a bit more. Tours and tastings are free and the owner is happy
to answer any questions .
It's about a 10-minute drive on Hwy 307 between the two places.
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