This day was the last day I would be in Banff before heading to Calgary.

The first thing we did spend an 3 hours in the Fairmont hot springs. The price was $80 Canadian, it it was definitely 8 times better than the previous hot springs we went to. It had several pools with different temperatures, along with a steam room and a sauna. The steam and sauna room had this mint vapor smell, which I really liked. As for the main mineral pool, it was interesting if you had your ears below water, since you could hear music (I’m sure the music was also playing out of the water, but the waterfalls I think prevent you from hearing it).

Also, the coed lounge area had unlimited free cookies (I had 3 :)).

After the hot springs we did a distillery tour at Park Distillery. They make vodka, gin, whisky, and some flavored vodkas. I did learn a couple of things during this tour, such as

• It takes at least 3 years for whisky to be in a barrel before they can call it whisky (Park does 5 years)
• Gin is made from Juniper berries

Also, one thing to call out is this amazing drink Jon had that had honey in it (it was called ___ mountain). It’d be great to get the ingredients and try creating that drink at home.

After the distillery tour, I headed for Calgary!