Islay’s Ardnahoe Distillery has released its first single malt since the distillery opened in 2019, and we’ll talk about the journey with Scott Laing of… Read More
Islay’s Ardnahoe Distillery has released its first single malt since the distillery opened in 2019, and we’ll talk about the journey with Scott Laing of Hunter Laing & Co. on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, longtime Glen Grant master distiller Dennis Malcolm is retiring after 63 years in the whisky business, while Oregon officials have decided not to prosecute six former state liquor regulators for diverting stocks of Pappy Van Winkle whiskies for their personal use.
Like 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced the Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, and Additional Lottery Product bottle lotteries. These are lotteries to w…
Like 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019and 2018, the The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced the Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, and Additional Lottery Product bottle lotteries. These are lotteries to win the opportunity to purchase a hard to find bottle of select Buffalo Trace products at retail prices. The 2023 edition begins tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. (Monday, Dec. 11) and runs through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18.
The breakdown of products available are:
Van Winkle Lottery
Old Rip Van Winkle 10, $99.99 plus tax (up $30 from last year)
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year, $110.00 plus tax (up $30.01 from last year)
Pappy Van Winkle 15, No price listed, but was $119.99 plus tax last year
Pappy Van Winkle 20, $279.99 plus tax (up $80.01 from last year)
Pappy Van Winkle 23, $399.99 plus tax (up $100 from last year)
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Lottery
George T. Stagg, $124.99 plus tax (up $25 from last year)
Thomas H. Handy, $124.99 plus tax (up $25 from last year)
Eagle Rare 17, $124.99 plus tax (up $25 from last year)
Sazerac Rye 18, $124.99 plus tax (up $25 from last year)
William Larue Weller, $124.99 plus tax (up $25 from last year)
Additional Lottery Product Lottery
Double Eagle Very Rare - $2000 + tax
Daniel Weller - $499.99 + tax
Entrants must be an Ohio resident 21 years or older and the following is required:
Ohio Driver’s License Number / Ohio Identification Card Number
First Name
Last Name
Street Address
Date of Birth
Email Address
Preferred OHLQ store location for purchasing the product if you win
Winners will have the opportunity to purchase one bottle.
The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky, an organization that does work for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries… from our military fighting wars to children who’ve fallen off bikes is having a charity auction for a vertical flight of Pappy…
The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky, an organization that does work for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries... from our military fighting wars to children who've fallen off bikes is having a charity auction for a vertical flight of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon plus a Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye. The drawing will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023, at the BIAK Annual Brain Ball. You need not be present to win. Tickets are $100 and will be capped at 1000. You can buy your ticket(s) here.
Pappy Van Winkle Raffle - $100
The flight includes one bottle of each:
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year
Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year
Julian Van Winkle III signed each bottle, adding incredible value to this collection!
This may be your best bet to score some bottles of Pappy Van Winkle while benefiting charity at the same time. If you have the money to spare, this is as good a place to spend it as any. Give it try and good luck to everyone!
Here’s your chance to win a 5 bottle Van Winkle Collection including the big dog 23 year Pappy. Best part, it’s all for a wonderful charity – Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass (Lexington, KY). EVERY TICKET MAKES A DIFFERENCE! ENTER RAFFLE: HERE PRIZE: 2023 5 BOTTLE VW FALL COLLECTION -Pappy Van Winkle 23 […]
Here’s your chance to win a 5 bottle Van Winkle Collection including the big dog 23 year Pappy. Best part, it’s all for a wonderful charity – Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass (Lexington, KY). EVERY TICKET MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
-Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year -Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year -Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year -Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year -Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year
BOTTLES SIGNED: All bottles signed by 4th generation family member Preston Van Winkle, son of Julian Van Winkle III.
COST: $100 per ticket. No limit on tickets purchased per person (exception of raffle cap).
TICKET CAP: 1,500 tickets. We hope you will join the RMHCLexington in hitting their goal of $150,000!
WHERE DO FUNDS GO? Each $100 raised (near to the dollar) will cover a family’s one night stay at the RMHC. Stay includes laundry, meals, and transportation. Just one ticket will make a tremendous difference! If the goal is met, each and every room for 3 months of the entire RMHCLexington will be paid for!
DRAWING DATE: Dec 15th, via Facebook Live @rmhclexington.
Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we’ll share an informal… Read More
Anyone can blend one whisky, but to blend a whisky with long-term consistency between batches takes a true talent. This week, we’ll share an informal blending session with Widow Jane head distiller and blender Sierra Jevremov on WhiskyCast In-Depth, along with tasting notes for Widow Jane’s latest release, The Vaults 15-year-old Bourbon. In the news, Kentucky is getting a massive new distillery project, while we were on hand as The Hearach single malt from Isle of Harris Distillery made its U.S. debut in New York City Thursday night. We’ll have tasting notes for that one, too, along with the new Glenglassaugh 12-year-old and Bruichladdich’s Octomore 14.3 single malts.
Here’s your chance to win not just a 23 year Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon, but one of the last made at the original Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville! The cause “Rooting For Robert” is wonderful and inspiring. Funding is needed to help this young warrior’s journey and thousands of other children suffering from this rare condition. […]
Here’s your chance to win not just a 23 year Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon, but one of the last made at the original Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville! The cause “Rooting For Robert” is wonderful and inspiring. Funding is needed to help this young warrior’s journey and thousands of other children suffering from this rare condition.
As the Bourbon frenzy continues to go up and up, so does the amount of charity funds from doing Bourbon related auctions and raffles. That’s a win folks. Speaking of winning, here’s your chance to enter a charity Bourbon Raffle for an amazing cause with the potential to reel in some incredible bottles! This top […]
As the Bourbon frenzy continues to go up and up, so does the amount of charity funds from doing Bourbon related auctions and raffles. That’s a win folks. Speaking of winning, here’s your chance to enter a charity Bourbon Raffle for an amazing cause with the potential to reel in some incredible bottles!
This top notch Bourbon Raffle is hosted by Coaches For The Kids Foundation and Give 270, ALL proceeds going to the UK Children’s Hospital in Lexington, KY. This is a non-profit 501c3 organization with charitable gaming license. Must be 21 years or older to enter.
PROCEEDS GOING TO: University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital
PRIZES: HOW IT WORKS
Overall, there will be 50 winners drawn in total via live from the organizer’s Youtube channel. Prizes 4 – 50 will be drawn first, which are all fantastic keepers in themselves. Following is the final 3 grand prize drawings (1 -3). Your ticket is eligible to win twice – once for the initial 47 drawings, then also for one of the grand prizes.
Charitable organizations have held raffles forever, but usually for a low ticket price and for modest items, especially when compared to silent and live auction items. In the bourbon world, though, raffle item value has been increasing, and now 2023 is taking shape as…
Charitable organizations have held raffles forever, but usually for a low ticket price and for modest items, especially when compared to silent and live auction items. In the bourbon world, though, raffle item value has been increasing, and now 2023 is taking shape as the year of the bourbon raffle.
Not only have more bourbon raffles been launched so far this year than we typically see in an entire year, but we’re also beginning to see multiple lots available for each raffle ticket purchased, instead of just a single bottle or a vertical of particular brand. Some current raffles have enough high-value items that they could have been run as an auction.
Does this signify donor fatigue with traditional silent and live bourbon auctions? Or does it reflect the incredible need for planning, volunteer hours, and expense associated with auctions compared to raffles?
Holding a raffle is incredibly simple and it’s a method that donors trust, even though they understand that the chances of winning are slim. A raffle also evens the playing field by giving access to small donors who would be outbid in an auction, but who still want to donate. On the other hand, from the fundraising standpoint, a raffle abandons the psychological component of competitiveness in bidding, the element of FOMO, and getting caught up in the moment.
Depending on how much is raised, the current impressive raffles might set the stage for a transition away from auctions. In many silent and live auctions, bidding slows to a crawl when FMV has been met, except for a handful of items that are particularly unique and the crowd has people who want to support the cause. So long as a raffle is priced correctly, a charity could easily double or triple the value of the items if they are able to market the raffle broadly enough to sell the right number of tickets. Lack of successful, targeted marketing for a raffle, though, will quickly result in doom for fundraising.
In the spirit of helping charities sell tickets, for anyone able and interested in donating, here are three bourbon raffles that I’m supporting:
The “Kentucky Bourbon Raffle”https://www.kentuckybourbonraffle.org/bourbon. This might be the biggest bourbon raffle ever. It benefits a cause near and dear to me—Educational Justice. Tickets are $100 each, with a maximum of 2,000 available. Each ticket gives you a chance at one of 22 tremendous lots—ranging from an entire barrel to a variety of rare and highly sought after bottles. Winners will be selected on June 23, 2023.
Pennyrile Habitat for Humanityhttps://www.pennyrilehabitat.org/bourbonraffle. Western Kentucky still hasn’t recovered from the 2021 tornado and folks still need help. Pappy raffles have become commonplace, but not this kind of Pappy raffle. This raffle includes rare, vintage bottles, including a Japanese export and an otherwise unobtainable private selection. Cost per ticket is $100 for a chance at three separate lots. The maximum number of tickets seems high at 6,000, but it’s a great cause. Three winners will be selected on May 5, 2023.
The Kentucky Humane Societyhttps://one.bidpal.net/wellercollection/welcome. I’ve supported KHS for decades and have my fingers crossed to win a complete Weller lineup. The ticket price is also $100, but only 500 tickets will be sold, so your chances are much better for the money. A winner will be selected on May 4, 2023.
Will bourbon raffles supplant bourbon auctions? Let me know in the comments, and best of luck!
We’re celebrating a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, Mark went back through the archives to pick some memorable moments and interviews from the past 18 years for this special episode. You’ll hear from legends like the late Parker Beam and Michael Jackson, along with Jimmy Russell, Jim McEwan, Maureen Robinson, Fawn Weaver, and Richard Paterson…just to name a few. This episode is a lot longer than usual, and there’s plenty more that we could have included. In the news, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are hoping to persuade Parliament to reject a Read More »
We’re celebrating a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, Mark went back through the archives to pick some memorable moments and interviews from the past 18 years for this special episode. You’ll hear from legends like the late Parker Beam and Michael Jackson, along with Jimmy Russell, Jim McEwan, Maureen Robinson, Fawn Weaver, and Richard Paterson…just to name a few. This episode is a lot longer than usual, and there’s plenty more that we could have included. In the news, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are hoping to persuade Parliament to reject a tax increase on whiskies and other distilled spirits, while local officials in Kentucky are looking at moratoriums on new distillery construction following the phaseout of the state’s barrel tax.
February 19, 2023 – There’s a scandal brewing in Oregon, where both the executive director and chairman of the state’s liquor control board have resigned under pressure from Governor Tina Kotek. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission chairman Paul Rosenbaum resigned Thursday following the ouster of executive director Steve Marks. Marks was one of several OLCC executives implicated in an internal investigation last year that found they had diverted bottles of Pappy Van Winkle and other rare Bourbons from retail sale for their own use The Oregonian newspaper broke details of the internal probe, which also found that the agency executives paid for Read More »
February 19, 2023 – There’s a scandal brewing in Oregon, where both the executive director and chairman of the state’s liquor control board have resigned under pressure from Governor Tina Kotek. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission chairman Paul Rosenbaum resigned Thursday following the ouster of executive director Steve Marks. Marks was one of several OLCC executives implicated in an internal investigation last year that found they had diverted bottles of Pappy Van Winkle and other rare Bourbons from retail sale for their own use
The Oregonian newspaper broke details of the internal probe, which also found that the agency executives paid for the bottles and denied selling them on the secondary market.
Oregon’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation to see whether any state ethics laws were broken.