Where does the corn in the Field of Dreams go? Some could be in your cocktail.

The interest was sparked at a bachelor party in a San Francisco bourbon bar with buddies. The $100 Pappy Van Winkle flights got them in the door. Drew Storen, born and raised in Brownsburg, started chatting up the owner of Hard Water, asking what his best drink was. That led to A.H. Hirsch 16, which led to an obsession, which led to a dream.

That dream led to a cornfield in Iowa, and 5,000 pounds of the world’s most famous corn being brought to Indianapolis in a U-Haul trailer. Soon, that corn will be in a cocktail, and you could be drinking it in your backyard.

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It’s been a whirlwind for Storen, who was a high school star in Brownsburg and eventually spent eight years in the major leagues with the Nationals, Reds, Mariners and Blue Jays. On the flight back from that bachelor party a decade ago, Storen was reading up on A.H. Hirsch. There’s a whole book on it — “The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste,” by Charles K. Cowdery.

Storen had tasted it, and he was hooked.

“I just got locked into the stories,” he said. “That started the mayhem I guess.”

Storen started collecting bourbons and learning their stories. He has a medicinal bourbon from the prohibition era. He has bourbons that have only been released in foreign countries. He has one that is the product of a tornado damaging a Kentucky distillery.

Great taste is one thing. Great stories are another. What if he made a drink that had both?

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What happens to the Field of Dreams corn?

After his playing days were over — his last Major League season was in 2017 — Storen began mulling over an idea. What happens to the corn at the iconic Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa? He called up the farmer who owns the land, Andy Ray, and asked the question. Ray said he takes the corn into town and sells it. Nothing special.

Storen was shocked.

“That's the most famous corn in the world,” Storen said. “I said, ‘I’d like to buy all of it. Let's see what we can do.’”

Storen, his father-in-law and a friend went to the movie site with a U-Haul last May. They left with 5,000 pounds (143 acres, or 31,000 bushels) of corn. He told Ray, “I want to make you famous. I want to take this corn to people's houses.”

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The corn was locally distilled. On Aug. 11, the same day as the second Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, the Field of Dreams Whiskey Company will release Triple Play — a canned cocktail that is corn whiskey and Arnold Palmer with a touch of ginger. It’s 5.43% alcohol and 162 calories, paying homage to a couple of baseball’s most iconic numbers.

“It’s a light drink,” Storen said. “On days when it's really hot, you don't feel bad having multiple ones because it's a lower ABV, it's low sugar. It’s a corn whiskey with Arnold Palmer, and then a touch of ginger to it. It's balanced. It's not heavy at all.”

An Indiana-only product debut

The company plans to release its flagship product, a bourbon featuring the corn from the Field of Dreams site, next year.

Triple Play will debut as an Indiana-only product. Storen figures it will do well in a place rich in baseball history like Chicago or St. Louis. But if he can make it work in a “baseball-sleepy” place like Indiana, he’ll know he really has something.

The canned cocktail will be available in limited quantities at various Big Red Liquors and Crown Liquors locations around the state.

“We've been able to fast track this because we have a brand and we have a story,” he said. “That tends to be what consumers buy. As long as we find the right heartstrings to pull on, I think we'll be in good shape.”

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Storen doesn’t know what’s next for his company. It might be a one-and-done deal, or it might take off. He has ideas for other products, though he’s keeping those close to the vest.

For now, he’s looking forward to seeing the fruits of his labor and giving people a new way to experience an iconic movie.

Storen had never been to the movie site before last year. When he took his wife and two children out last year, his son “didn’t want to leave.” He knows others are enthralled in the same way. He’s hoping he can capitalize.

“There's something special and magical about that place,” he said.

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