A Craft Maltster's Closing Leaves Distillers in the Lurch
The collapse of Washington\u2019s Skagit Valley Malting last month left distillers and brewers alike searching for new suppliers of malted barley. The craft maltster had more than 270 customers when it closed unexpectedly, including Seattle\u2019s Westland and Copperworks distilleries. We\u2019ll talk with Copperworks co-founders Jason Parker and Jeff Kanof this week on WhiskyCast In-Depth, along with Kate Bernot, who\u2019s been covering the story for Good Beer Hunting. In the news, the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame gets eight new inductees, while Woodford Reserve is teaming up with Kentucky farmers to develop the state as a rye-producing region. We\u2019ll have all the week\u2019s whisky news, tasting notes for whiskies from the U.S., Japan, and India, and much more on this week\u2019s WhiskyCast.\xa0