Canada: Alliston farmer turning spuds into spirits with vodka distillery

With Alliston being known for growing potatoes, it was only a matter of time before someone tried their hand at turning all those spuds into spirits. An Alliston farmer is setting out to do just that by starting up a vodka distillery at his potato processing facility. For the past few months, Ken Beattie has been working with New Tecumseth’s planning department to start up Beattie’s Distillery Inc. at his 13th Line property. More