"Second Harvest is a wheat whiskey utilizing grains grown exclusively on the Frey Ranch farm in northern Nevada. Its release coincides with the distillery's annual whiskey harvest, a period between August and October when the family harvests the corn, wheat, barley, rye and oats that make up Frey Ranch's whiskeys. "Just like the wineries can celebrate crush when they bring their grapes from the vineyard into the winery, we celebrate our harvest here on the farm," says Ashley Frey."
"As Master Distiller Russell Wedlake points out, Frey Ranch is more about showcasing grains than barrel aging. "We're using grains that are grown specifically for distillery, not the feed industry, which is a big difference," he says. "You can have high-quality grain for the feed industry, but very poor quality for the distilling industry." Additionally, the distillery does a separate pot distillation after the initial stripping/column distillation."
Frey Ranch was founded in 2006 by Colby and Ashley Frey in Fallon, Nevada, on a 2,000-acre property. All whiskey grains are grown exclusively on the farm and used to produce estate whiskeys. Second Harvest is a wheat whiskey made from grains harvested during the annual whiskey harvest between August and October, when corn, wheat, barley, rye and oats are gathered. The distillery emphasizes showcasing grain character rather than long barrel aging and performs a separate pot distillation after initial stripping/column distillation to produce high-quality whiskey without extended maturation. Single barrels for the Harvester Series are selected from hundreds of barrels by the Frey family and the distillery team.
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