Beetles and Bourbon Rickhouses Don't Mix (WhiskyCast Episode 710: June 28, 2018)

While the cause of last Friday's warehouse collapse at Kentucky's
Barton 1792 Distillery is still not known, the whiskey industry
has known for years about the problems so-called "powderpost"
beetles can cause in a rickhouse. Anobiid beetles dig deeply into
old, untreated wood as larvae, then chew their way out as adults,
and are capable of weakening the structural integrity of a wooden
structure over many years. University of Kentucky entomology
professor Michael Potter is an expert on these beetles, and has
worked with Barton 1792 and other distilleries over his 27 years
at UK. He'll join us on WhiskyCast In-Depth, and we'll also have
details as state officials plan to cite Sazerac for environmental
damage from the whiskey spilled in the rickhouse collapse.