Like last year and the year before, 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 opportunity to purchase a hard to find bottle of select Buffalo Trace products at retail prices. The 2020 edition begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7 and runs through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14.
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Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the 2020 release of the Parker's Heritage Collection. The Parker's Heritage Collection is where Heaven Hill innovates with new techniques. It is named for the late Heaven Hill Master Distiller Parker Beam, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2010. A portion of the proceeds from each Parker's Heritage bottle sold is given to the ALS Association.
Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the Fall 2020 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond. Like the Spring 2019 release, the Fall 2020 edition bourbon that was produced using bourbon that was barreled in 2005 making this a 14 year bourbon (the 2019 was a 13 year).
Maker's Mark has announced a new release in partnership with the LEE Initiative Partners titled "CommUNITY Batch" with 100% of the proceeds supporting the hospitality industry. For those unfamiliar (myself included), The LEE (Let's Empower Employment) Initiative was founded in 2017 by Lindsey Ofcacek and Edward Lee and aims to address issues of equality and diversity in the restaurant industry by implementing programs to directly support people in hospitality.
