Scratch Distillery
At Whiskey & WildBites Kim Karrick will be sharing their award winning Edmonds Own Whiskey made from a unique mash bill of spelt, millet, wheat and malted barley, as well as a Port Cask Finished version of this whiskey developed from a partnership with former employer Sparkman Cellars. However, she started Scratch with gin from scratch as the focus. Kim has a sensitive and inquisitive palate, tasted a raft of gins, studied the industry, and decided that she would go her own way. She became convinced that there’s no single gin that can appeal to every gin lover. Her passion was to make spirits from scratch, using only highest quality, locally sourced ingredients, and to allow enthusiasts to make their own individual blend of gin from scratch in their unique GINiology™ class.
Kim wanted to control the process from beginning to end, ensuring corners weren’t cut and quality wasn’t degraded along the way. As Kim notes, “local farmers are taking financial risks by making organic products and Scratch wants to support these sustainability practices. The wheat and other grains come from Fairhaven Organic in the Skagit Valley, the organic potatoes come from Warden, WA, and the botanicals come from near (as close as the balcony) and far.
With these local and organic ingredients, Kim learned how to cook her own high-quality mash, then ferment and distill the spirit from these grains, with love, into a delicious bottled product.
Kim’s inquisitive spirit kept experimenting and now produces not only gin and whiskey, but also makes multiple infused vodkas, aquavits, liqueurs, and an apple brandy. Making Scratch a one stop shop for all your cocktail fixings!
Visit the beautiful tasting room in Edmonds, WA for bottle purchases, or relax and have cocktails, tastings, snacks and camaraderie.