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 […]
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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…
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 »
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 »
News broke on January 3 that Sazerac was terminating its distribution relationship with Republic National Distributing Company and moving to numerous smaller distributors in about 30 states. This was such a massive change in the industry that a few days later, we covered it…
It just could be a Pappy New Year to you…if you get lucky. Saturday Jan 14th, Kentucky based Liquor Barn chain will host a lottery for the Old Rip Van Winkle Collection and BTAC. Here’s what we know. Good luck! START TIME: 7am CAP: Limited to the first 1,500 attendees per store location WRISTBANDS: Given […]
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A bottle of Buffalo Trace-owned Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old Family Reserve bourbon garnered a $52,000 sale price at a recent Sotheby’s auction earlier this month in New York – setting a new auction record for the brand. The bottle held a pre-sale estimate between $3,000 and $4,000 but whenever a bottle of Pappy […]
There’s chatter out there of the secondary market beginning to calm down, level off a bit. Apparently, a recent Sotheby’s high end whiskey bottle auction didn’t get the memo. A single bottle of 2008 Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year (with original black velvet bag) went for $52,000 as two bidders got into a horse race […]
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Like 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced the Pappy Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace Antique Collection bottle lottery. This is a lottery to win the opportunity to purchase a hard …
It is the holiday season and that means it is time to have some notable bourbon and whiskies undergo a rigorous taste test to – you know, make sure they would be appropriate gifts. Somebody has to do this and Whisky Critic has volunteered themselves to undergo this arduous task. For the 2022 version of […]
