25-02-2025
Over 1,700 bottles of rare whiskey up for grabs in Pennsylvania lottery
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — More than 1,700 bottles of rare whiskey from the Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace Antique Collections are up for grabs in a limited-release lottery,
Pennsylvania residents and licensees will have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, to opt into one or more lotteries.
There will be two separate lotteries for each collection totaling 1,775 bottles of rare whiskeys. You can enter by clicking here.
Lotteries will be held in the following order:
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Lottery
The first lottery will feature 496 bottles from the BTAC.
Winning entries are limited to one bottle per participant, and if a participant wins a bottle in a drawing within this lottery, they will be removed from subsequent drawings in this lottery. Purchase is limited to one bottle per participant for the BTAC lottery.
The retail price for each 750-milliliter bottle in this collection is $149.99:
Eagle Rare Straight Bourbon 17-year-old – 16 bottles for individual consumers, five for licensees
Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 18-year-old – 18 bottles for individual consumers, six for licensees
William Larue Weller Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof – 68 bottles for individual consumers, 22 for licensees
George T. Stagg Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof – 126 bottles for individual consumers, 42 for licensees
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel Proof – 145 bottles for individual consumers, 48 for licensees
The Van Winkle Lottery
The second lottery will feature 1,279 bottles of Kentucky whiskeys, produced by Pappy Van Winkle's grandson using recipes dating back four generations.
Winning entries are limited to one bottle per participant, and if a participant wins a bottle in a drawing within this lottery, they will be removed from subsequent drawings in this lottery. Purchase is limited to one bottle per participant for the Van Winkle lottery. Drawings will be held, in the following order, to award the right to purchase individual bottles:
Van Winkle Family Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey 13-year-old, $199.99 each – 45 bottles for individual consumers, 15 for licensees
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Straight Bourbon 23-year-old, $449.99 each – 52 bottles for individual consumers, 17 for licensees
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Straight Bourbon 15-year-old, $199.99 each – 52 bottles for individual consumers, 17 for licensees
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Straight Bourbon 20-year-old, $319.99 each – 129 bottles for individual consumers, 42 for licensees
Old Rip Van Winkle Handmade Straight Bourbon 10-year-old, $129.99 each – 207 bottles for individual consumers, 69 for licensees
Van Winkle Special Reserve Straight Bourbon 12-year-old, $149.99 each – 476 bottles for individual consumers, 158 for licensees
Both retail and licensee entrants are encouraged to review the lottery Terms and Conditions before entering the Limited-Release Lotteries.
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