From blocking defensive lineman to blocking germs. Former Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman Kevin Lefsrud is using his distillery near Viking, Alta.
to make hand sanitizer. “It’s been an amazing learning experience,” said Lefsrud, 43, who retired from the CFL in 2007. He’s since been working the family farm near Viking.
About six years ago, they started making honey liquor. “Neighbours got into honey. They had a lot of it,” recalled Lefsrud. “You can only put so much it on toast.
Next thing you know, we were making alcohol. We were making good-tasting alcohol. People started wanting to buy it.” Section 35 Farm Distillery is named after the land it sits on, as part of a 116-year-old Alberta farm.