The new Crown Royal distillery will sit on 400 acres in St. Clair Township in southwestern Ontario, near Sarnia, and will include blending and warehousing operations.

Workers who make Crown Royal have rejected an offer from their employer Diageo and will remain on strike.

While the respective sides rally the masses ahead of this week's independence referendum in Scotland, scotch drinkers around the globe are waiting anxiously to see what will happen to the price of their beloved single malts.