Member Highlight: Thornton Distilling Company, Maker of Dead Drop Spirits

Our next member highlight takes us to Thornton, Illinois where a time-honored local brewery building now houses a distillery that’s making history by distilling European heirloom grain grown in Indiana. We asked Thornton Distillery’s Head Distiller Ari Klafter about their origin story and about his passion for peated malt. Here’s what he had to say.…

5 Reasons to Sign Up for the Craft Malt Certified Seal

Calling all brewers and distillers— now is the time to join the craft malt party and the Craft Malt Certified™ Seal Program! Here are five reasons you shouldn’t miss out on this opportunity to promote your investment in a more sustainable malt supply chain.   Differentiation: The Seal provides clear market differentiation. Brewers and distillers using…

Craft Malt Certified Seal achieves milestone moment with 100 brewery and distillery partners

Bozeman, MT (October 27, 2020) – The Craft Maltsters Guild’s Craft Malt Certified Seal program achieved a milestone moment in September 2020. The program now boasts over 100 brewery and distillery participants. Unveiled in 2019, the Craft Malt Certified Seal is designed to highlight breweries and distilleries using 10% or more craft malt in their…