Red Shed Malting Distiller’s Field Day

Alberta Grains was pleased to be a sponsor for Red Shed Malting’s distillers’ field day and whiskey tasting held on July 29 at Red Shed Malting in Red Deer County. The event was aimed at creating a dialogue with distillers to share how the enzymes in our grain varieties perform in the distilling process, what the ideal barley variety is for whisky and to highlight the high-quality malt barley grown in the region. The event included a malt house tour, field tours of AB dram, non-gn, 2-row malting barley and a field of fall rye. Alberta Grains is supportive of the efforts toward local market development opportunities to support domestic diversification and value-added processing.