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Iowa has an abundant bootlegging history. Unlike much of the moonshiners of long back, who distilled (and distributed) in trick, in Iowa, particularly around Carroll County, the local economy depended greatly on it and entire towns were in on the operation. Oh, it was still illegal as hell, but when the revenuers came, the entire town was in on ensuring there was rejection, deflection, and interruption.

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Everybody was in on the video game. Just recently I remained in Carroll and had a chance to consult with the folks at Iowa Legendary Rye and was shown around by Rich, Alec, and Max. There were a lot of things stated to me in self-confidence that I guaranteed I would not release and you know what my integrity implies to me.

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And, if you don't see a picture of it, it is since I agreed not to photo it. Nothing unlawful, just trade tricks. Speaking of illegal, this dish goes back to 1931 and unlike many backstories that are just tall-tales, Rich is the real offer. Things with Iowa Legendary Rye went legal in 2014.

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You might drive right by the location (I did) and not even know the building housed a distillery. This is a real micro-distilling operation.  More Discussion Posted Here  chooses to utilize the term little batch which is descriptive but as lots of bourbon people understand, the term has no legal definition. Micro-distillery is far more precise.

Handmade tooling, home-made stills, and a ton of growing-up-in-the-moonshine-business things are how it is done. I saw stuff that distilleries have actually invested tens of countless dollars on that Rich, the man who has actually been doing this since he was a kid, spends $20 on parts from the local hardware store and it works just as well, if not better.

It starts with the grain. Whatever other than the barrels and bottles originate from Carroll County. They're utilizing 100% organic rye and a little walking stick sugar. There are no enzymes utilized at all. The rye is then ground and then fermented in 53-gallon, food-grade plastic barrels. They're distilling about 50 or two gallons a day.