Estate Whiskey Alliance® adds Frey Ranch as one of it’s newest members.
Fallon, NV (February 13, 2025) – Frey Ranch Distillery proudly announces its partnership with the University of Kentucky’s Estate Whiskey Alliance® (EWA), reinforcing its commitment to local sourcing, sustainability, and farm-to-glass whiskey production. As one of the few true estate distilleries in the U.S., Frey Ranch continues to put Nevada on the whiskey map, growing 100% of the grains used in its award-winning bourbons and ryes.
By joining the EWA, Frey Ranch will support research, education, and sustainability initiatives while helping shape the future of estate whiskey—whiskey produced entirely on-site using estate-grown grains.
“The wine world constantly talks about grapes, but the whiskey world rarely discusses grains, which have just as much impact,” said Whiskey Farmer and Co-Founder Colby Frey. “Through the Estate Whiskey Alliance, we aim to educate industry professionals and consumers about the role of U.S. agriculture in American whiskey production.”
The Estate Whiskey Alliance was founded in 2023 by UK Innovate and the UK James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits to support whiskey producers, farmers, suppliers, and academics. This year, the EWA will introduce the Estate Whiskey Certified™ licensing program, allowing only qualifying products to display the prestigious certification mark.
For more information about the Estate Whiskey Alliance, visit estatewhiskey.org.
About Frey Ranch Distillery
Frey Ranch Distillery was founded in 2006 by Colby and Ashley Frey on the Frey family’s 2,000-acre farm in Fallon, Nevada. The family has a deep history of farming in Northern Nevada that dates back 170 years and continues today with Frey Ranch Distillery, one of the only distilleries in the country to grow 100% of its whiskey grains on-site. Today, Frey Ranch is one of the top-selling ultra-premium bourbons in the US and one of the largest whiskey producers on the West Coast.
Frey Ranch is a year-round working farm that also offers tours and tastings to the public every Saturday from 12-4 p.m. Its award-winning portfolio of bourbons, ryes, and specialty whiskeys are available for purchase in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and online at www.shop.freyranch.com. To learn more, visit freyranch.com.
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