A Craft Maltster's Closing Leaves Distillers in the Lurch

The collapse of Washington’s 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’s Westland and
Copperworks distilleries. We’ll talk with Copperworks co-founders
Jason Parker and Jeff Kanof this week on WhiskyCast In-Depth,
along with Kate Bernot, who’s 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’ll have all the week’s whisky news, tasting notes for whiskies
from the U.S., Japan, and India, and much more on this week’s
WhiskyCast.