Poland's Glenmaster maker will buy barley from a cold desert in India to make whisky

• Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul Spiti will be the new hotspot for producing exotic barley used in whisky production.
• Last week, Himachal Pradesh government signed a pact with the Polish spirits producer which will invest ₹110 crore for its organic Himalayan single malt whisky.
• The Himachal Pradesh government is trying to revive the agriculture in the area.

The snow-capped peaks of the Himachal’s Lahaul valley will grow exotic barley from Scotland to make whisky. Last week, Himachal Pradesh government signed a pact with the Polish spirits producer which will invest ₹110 crore for its organic Himalayan single malt whisky.

“Once known for producing a bitter taste hops, contract farming of barley in the remote Lahaul Valley, which has a cultivation season for less than five months from May owing to heavy snowfall and extreme cold climatic conditions, will usher economic prosperity,” said Agriculture Minister and local legislator Ram Lal Markanda.