This week's Someone 2 Know is the offspring of a long line of distinguished northern Nevada ranchers. The wheat, rye, barley and corn that grows on the Frey family land is now exclusively farmed to create award winning spirits - affectionately nicknamed Nevada-born bourbon.

And it's all carefully cultivated by the ranch owner, farmer and distiller, Colby Frey.

We caught up with him in one of the barrel rooms on the spectacular Frey property in Fallon.

With a generous pour, and a smile behind the mask, fifth generation-Nevadan Colby Frey shares his passion for top-notch work being done on his whiskey farm.

"We age the whiskey for five years. We didn't even release our bourbon until December of last year, so it's relatively new. We're releasing rye whiskey right now, so we're really proud of that," said Frey. 

An effort worth being proud of, as Frey Ranch is one of a select few distillers in the world that grows 100% of its own grains.

"Then we harvest it, we store it right here, mill it, ferment it, age it, bottle it - everything happens right here on site."

The site is 1,500 acres in Churchill County (part of the Lake Tahoe watershed).

"I grew up right here on the farm, ever since I was a little kid. I just wanted to be a farmer. I always tell everybody I had a little sandbox and my sandbox just got a lot bigger,” Frey grins with a twinkle in his eye.

And it's no exaggeration to say Colby Frey is a farmer deep down in his bones.

"My family started farming in Nevada in 1854 - and we've been continually farming ever since."

Colby bought the property from his dad after college. The farm has always grown alfalfa, wheat, rye, barley and corn - then around 2007…

"My wife and I were look - talking - and saying how can we showcase our grains, and whiskey was a no-brainer, it's always been my favorite drink."

And Frey whiskey itself is becoming a fast favorite of many.

"We've had such an amazing reception of our whiskey here in Nevada that we didn't have enough to go anywhere else."

Now connoisseurs everywhere are clamoring for a sip of what's inside the oak barrels, gently aging.

"Our whiskey is an average of five years-(then) we'll be in all 50 states."

And if running a huge ranch, a whiskey farm and raising a family isn't enough, Colby says he and his wife Ashley, plan to soon expand their production.

"We’re replacing our 500 gallon pot still and putting in a thousand gallon pot still and another continuous still, so that we can double our capacity, so we're really making a lot of whiskey for the future."

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If you want to check out Frey Ranch for yourself, their tasting room is open Saturdays from noon until 4:00...it's little more than an hour drive from Reno - or you can visit their website - https://freyranch.com/