FALLON, NV (April 2026) – Frey Ranch Distillery, the award-winning Nevada grain-to-glass distillery known for growing and harvesting 100% of its whiskey grains on its own farm, has expanded into two new markets: Alabama and Mississippi. With this latest growth, Frey Ranch’s portfolio of premium bourbons and rye whiskeys is now available on- and off-premise in 17 key U.S. states, including Nevada, California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, Michigan, Virginia, New Mexico, and Indiana.
“We’re excited to introduce the Frey Ranch portfolio to Alabama and Mississippi — two states that also have deep agricultural roots — giving them a taste of true farm-to-glass whiskey made from grains we grow and harvest exclusively on our family farm,” said Colby Frey, Co-Founder and Whiskey Farmer at Frey Ranch Distillery.
During its annual farm-to-glass season (April through July), Frey Ranch is partnering with the Pollinator Partnership to support pollinator health nationwide. For every farm-to-glass cocktail or bottle of Frey Ranch whiskey sold during this period, the distillery will donate a portion of proceeds to pollinator initiatives, with a commitment of up to $10,000. This collaboration highlights a shared dedication to land stewardship, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture — values rooted in the Frey family’s multi-generational farming heritage.
“As farmers, we have a symbiotic relationship with bees — nature’s original stewards,” Frey continued. “Their pollinating superpowers sustain our crops, preserve biodiversity, and promote healthy ecosystems. What bees need, farmers need too.”
The Frey family’s guiding motto, “Be good to the land and the land will be good to you,” is embossed on the bottom of every bottle, reflecting their common-sense approach to sustainable farming and the inspiration behind building a distillery that creates distinctive, estate-grown whiskeys.
About Frey Ranch
The story of Frey Ranch Distillery is deeply rooted in over 165 years of family farming in Northern Nevada. The Frey family’s agricultural legacy began in 1854 when Colby Frey’s great-great-grandfather Charles established one of the region’s first homesteads, a decade before Nevada even became a state. For five generations, the family has cultivated the high-desert lands near Fallon, growing wheat, rye, barley, corn, and other rotation crops on what is now a 1,500-acre ranch. Colby Frey, who grew up working the fields alongside his father, developed a profound respect for the land and the quality of the grains it produced. Yet like many farmers, he watched those grains leave the farm to be shipped overseas, never seeing the final product. This inspired Colby and his wife Ashley to dream bigger: transforming their estate-grown grains into something enduring and exceptional.
In 2006, Colby and Ashley Frey founded Frey Ranch Distillery with a vision to create true farm-to-glass whiskey — growing, malting, distilling, aging, and bottling everything on-site. Nevada lacked commercial distilling laws at the time, so the early years involved small-scale experimentation on a homemade still while the couple advocated for change. Once regulations allowed, production scaled up, and the distillery officially released its first whiskeys in the late 2010s. Today, Frey Ranch stands as one of America’s rare true estate distilleries, producing award-winning four-grain bourbons, straight rye, and other expressions that showcase the unique terroir of Northern Nevada. Guided by the family motto embossed on every bottle — “Be good to the land and the land will be good to you” — the Frey Ranch team continues to honor sustainable farming, pollinator health, and the belief that exceptional whiskey begins in the soil.
Products
Frey Ranch Distillery produces a distinctive portfolio of farm-to-glass whiskeys made entirely from grains sustainably grown, malted, distilled, matured, and bottled on its 2,500-acre family farm in Fallon, Nevada. The core lineup features the award-winning Frey Ranch Four-Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey (90 proof, aged at least five years with a mashbill of non-GMO corn, winter rye, winter wheat, and two-row barley), the Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey (100 proof, 100% winter cereal rye aged a minimum of five years), and the bold Farm Strength Uncut Bourbon and newly released Farm Strength Uncut Rye — both cask-strength expressions that deliver intense, undiluted character. The distillery also offers limited single barrel releases and special grain-forward whiskeys (including 100% barley and wheat expressions), all showcasing the unique terroir of slow-grown Northern Nevada grains. Every bottle proudly carries the family motto “Be good to the land and the land will be good to you,” reflecting Frey Ranch’s commitment to producing rich, smooth, and authentic estate whiskeys unlike any other.
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