Flyover Whiskey sits in West Point, Nebraska, a small farming town about 70 miles northwest of Omaha where corn fields stretch to the horizon. Founded by husband-and-wife team Brandon and Sarah Seifert, this craft distillery opened in 2018 after Brandon left his career in corporate finance and Sarah stepped away from teaching. They converted a former auto repair shop into their distillery space, keeping the industrial bones but adding copper stills and barrel storage. The name ‘Flyover’ pays homage to the heartland states that coastal folks often dismiss, but where some of America’s best grains grow right outside the door. Brandon taught himself distilling through books, YouTube videos, and countless trial batches in their garage before they took the leap. Sarah handles the business side while Brandon focuses on production, working with a 250-gallon copper pot still they bought from a distillery equipment company in Kentucky. They started with bourbon and rye whiskey, using Nebraska corn and locally-sourced grains when possible. The learning curve was steep – early batches didn’t always turn out as planned, and convincing the small-town bank to fund a whiskey operation took some persistence. The tasting room maintains that converted garage aesthetic with concrete floors, exposed beams, and a bar made from reclaimed barn wood. You’ll usually find Brandon or Sarah behind the bar, eager to talk about their process and the challenges of aging whiskey in Nebraska’s extreme temperature swings. The operation is small – they’re producing maybe 100 barrels a year – but that means every bottle gets personal attention and visitors get to meet the actual people making their whiskey.