The history of Sextro Legendary Rye comes from a humble town in Carroll County Iowa and a woman by the name of Lorine Sextro. Faced with the great depression of the 30s most families struggled to make ends meet. Bootlegging became the profession of choice in Iowa. The Sextro family took part in letting bootleggers make rye whiskey on their property. That wasn’t enough though, Grandma Lorine had other plans.

Lorine had a way with how she did things. Rough, rugged and determined to take care of her family she learned how to Make Rye from one of the best and then made it better. It was so good that her reputation as the bootlegging grandma stuck over the years and her fame in the bootlegger community is well known.  

Years later, that prohibition recipe is made the exact same way by our Master Distiller. Done with care and taking the time to do it right, this Small batch Rye is simply Legendary.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT Truly small-batch whiskey. Only a small percentage of spirit makers in the world do small-batch whiskey. An not many in the world knew how to make it like grandma. The feel is completely different and the taste has a unique spiciness and warmth when taking your whiskey neat. Our mission is to provide the opportunity to experience whiskey the way it was made back in the Prohibition era. We want to invite whiskey drinkers and newcomers alike to taste and experience the feel of clean, pure 100% rye grain only spirit.