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Bourbon Made From Dad’s Final Harvest Will Last Generations

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Three years ago, I introduced you to the Bindner family from Marcus, Iowa. 

My friend, Diane Williams, is Tom and Linda Bindner’s daughter. When Diane and her brother, Dean, visited the Century Farms Distillery booth at the Iowa State Fair in 2021, they knew they had found the perfect Christmas gift for their dad: bourbon whiskey made from corn grown on their 130-year-old western Iowa family farm. Siblings Don and Dennis agreed, corn was delivered, and the distilling process began.

Diane and I drove to the distillery in Spencer, Iowa, about an hour northeast of the Bindner farm, in July 2022. I watched as her family bottled and sealed several bottles of whiskey that had been quick-aged using wood chips. Four sealed oak barrels containing what would become bourbon were left to age at the distillery.

Ryan and Amanda Bare from Century Farms Distillery join the Bindner family in bottling their aged bourbon.

Lisa Foust Prater


Bourbon Time

We recently made the trip to Spencer again. Diane’s husband, Tim, flew us in their single-engine Cessna plane. Iowa was so beautiful below us, as the wooded, rolling hills of the south gave way to vast fields and windmills in the north.

Tom, Linda, Dean, and Don met us at the distillery, where owners Ryan and Amanda Bare led the family in bottling, sealing, and labeling 110 bottles of the 39-month-aged bourbon, which went home with the family (full disclosure — minus one bottle they gave me!).

The beautiful labels feature a photo of the farm’s founder along with his trusty mules, and a QR code linking to the farm’s story on the distillery’s website, cfdistillery.com.

The Bindner Farms Bourbon Whiskey label features the farm’s founder and his trusty mules.

Lisa Foust Prater


Cheers to 150 Years

The Bindners are leaving one barrel to age in the distillery’s warehouse. They’ll bottle it for the farm’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2042. “Our great-grandchildren will be able to toast with our farm’s bourbon at their weddings,” Diane said.

Any whiskey not purchased by clients is sold to the public by Century Farms Distillery. The two and a half barrels of remaining Bindner Farms Bourbon Whiskey will be bottled and distributed to retailers around Iowa.

Back row: Amanda Bare, Linda and Tom Bindner, Diane Williams, and Ryan Barre. Front row: Dean and Don Bindner and Tim Williams.

LIsa Foust Prater


Honoring Dad

Diane and her brothers knew this gift was special, but they had no idea how serendipitous the timing would be. Due to some health concerns, after 58 years of planting and harvesting, Tom had to step back from farming with Dean in 2022. 

The corn that made Bindner Farms Bourbon Whiskey was from Tom’s last harvest. 

Whether dealing with health issues or running a farm, some days are better than others. As Tom worked alongside his family bottling their bourbon, he looked around the room and said, “Today is a really good day.”

Diane and I enjoyed the beautiful scenery as we flew across Iowa, thanks to Tim’s piloting skills.

Lisa Foust Prater


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