Frey Ranch Launches Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition
Frey Ranch Distillery is celebrating a decade of distilling and five generations of agricultural achievements with the launch of Frey Ranch Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition.
To commemorate this special milestone, Frey Ranch co-founders Colby and Ashley Frey collaborated with Master Blender Nancy Fraley of Jos. A. Magnus & Co. to handpick the barrels used to create this limited edition American Whiskey.
Featuring all five of the grains grown on-site at the farm, including non-GMO dent corn, winter wheat, winter rye, barley, and oat, the Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition (also known as “First Harvest”) is an American Whiskey selected and blended from Colby, Ashley, Nancy, and Frey Ranch Master Distiller Russell Wedlake’s favorite single barrels. The final blend is bottled at 121.14 proof (60.57% ABV) and features whiskey as old as seven and ½ years and a mash bill of 71.2% winter rye, 9.3% soft white winter wheat, a 10.5% blend representing 66.6% corn, 10% wheat, 12% malted barley and 11.4% oat, and a 9% blend representing 66.6% corn, 11.4% rye, 12% malted barley and 10% oat.
Frey Ranch Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition is described as “a delightfully balanced sipping whiskey that drinks like a deconstructed s’more.” It exhibits aromas of “butterscotch and oatmeal raisin cookie with cinnamon graham cracker.” The palate opens with “a coating of confectionary sugar, which leads to a rich pop of custard and marshmallow that beautifully coats the mouth.” The finish is “long and lovely – starting with nutty milk chocolate and topping off the tasting experience with sweet and buttery Nevada Pinyon Pinenut.”
Frey Ranch Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition is presented in a bottle that serves as an homage to the Frey family’s legacy of farming in Nevada. The traditional Frey Ranch stopper is replaced with a vintage tractor topper made from 100% recycled metal. The bottle itself is nestled in exterior packaging reminiscent of a grain silo – a nod to the grains silos that pepper the landscape at the Frey Ranch farm in Fallon. The Frey family motto “Be good to the land and the land will be good to you” is prominently featured on the packaging as a reminder of Frey Ranch Distillery’s commonsense approach to sustainability.
Frey Ranch Harvester Series: 10th Anniversary Edition is limited to 500 numbered bottles and carries a suggested retail price of $249.99. It launched at the Frey Ranch tasting room on April 26th, online today, and it will be available at retail locations in Nevada soon.
Source: Frey Ranch Distillery.