Packages including multiple Pappy
bourbons, whiskeys
offered for the first time
Harrisburg – Just in time for holiday gifting
and celebrations, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), through
its fourth Limited-Release Lottery this year, will award the opportunity to purchase 1,601 bottles
of Pappy Van Winkle bourbons and whiskeys, including, for the first time, packages containing multiple
bottles of the very popular, limited-production spirits.
Pennsylvania residents
and licensees have until
11:00 PM Saturday,
Dec. 3, to opt in to one or more of the drawings.
Participants must be registered customers at www.FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com with billing information on file.
These Kentucky whiskeys,
produced by Pappy Van Winkle’s
grandson using recipes dating back three generations, are among the most sought
after in the world. Wine Enthusiast magazine and the World Spirits Championship have rated the 20-year-old bourbon
99 out of 100, and the Old Rip Van Winkle distillery claims
the 13-year-old rye is the first
premium aged rye whiskey.
For the first time, perhaps anywhere
in the world, multi-bottle packages
of Pappy Van Winkle bourbons and whiskeys displayed
in custom-made wooden
boxes will be available.
- Four packages
(two for individual consumers, two for licensees) will include
each of the six expressions of the 2016 Pappy release: Pappy Van Winkle’s Family
Reserve 23 Year, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family
Reserve 20 Year, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family
Reserve 15 Year, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye, Van Winkle
Special Reserve, and Old Rip Van Winkle
10 Year. The price for each six-bottle package
is $1,999.99.
- Six packages (three for individual consumers, three for licensees) will consist
of four Pappy Van Winkle bottles each, including
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family
Reserve 20 Year, Pappy Van Winkle’s
Family Reserve 15 Year, Van Winkle Special
Reserve, and Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year. The price for each four-bottle package is $1,199.99.
- Thirty packages
(15 for individual consumers, 15 for licensees) will consist
of three bottles each, including Pappy Van Winkle’s
Family Reserve 20 Year, Van Winkle Special Reserve, and Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year.
The price for each three-bottle package is $999.99.
Drawings for the multi-bottle packages will be conducted first, followed
by drawings for the individual bottles.
Individual bottles
to be offered for purchase to lottery winners
include the following:Van Winkle Family
Reserve Rye, $159.99
each – 20 bottles – 15 for individual consumers, 5 for licensees;
- Pappy Van Winkle’s
Family Reserve 23 Year,
$399.99 each – 56 bottles
– 42 for individual consumers, 14 for licensees;
- Pappy Van Winkle’s
Family Reserve 15 Year,
$149.99 each – 95 bottles
– 72 for individual consumers, 23 for licensees;
- Pappy Van Winkle’s
Family Reserve 20 Year, $249.99 each – 176 bottles
– 132 for individual consumers, 44 for licensees;
- Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year, $79.99
each – 356 bottles
– 267 for individual consumers, 89 for licensees; and
- Van Winkle Special
Reserve, $99.99 each – 760 bottles – 570 for individual consumers, 190 for licensees
Lottery participants may opt into one, several,
or all drawings. Purchase is limited to one package or bottle
per participant, and if a participant wins a package
or bottle in a drawing, he or she will be removed from subsequent drawings.
These lotteries are open to Pennsylvania residents and licensees age 21 or older who provide both a verifiable Pennsylvania billing address and a Fine Wine & Good Spirits
store address at registration. Any registrant with a billing address
that can’t be verified
as a Pennsylvania address will be removed from the lottery.
Purchase is limited to one bottle per household, per lottery. Entries will be vetted
for duplicative names, addresses and other information, and duplicates will be deleted
from the lottery
pool.
By participating in a Lottery,
entrants agree to abide by the terms
and conditions posted on the Lottery website,
which were recently
revised to allow the PLCB to disqualify from current and future lotteries anyone suspected of trying to gain an unfair advantage over other entrants
or obtain multiple
bottles or packages.
Lottery drawings will be witnessed by an independent third party.
Winners will be selected
at random by computer program.
Participants will be notified
by email when the lottery
process is complete.
To opt in to one or more of these lotteries, visit the Limited-Release Lottery web page at www.FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com, which can be found
under the “Events” tab.
The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol
in Pennsylvania, operates more than 600 wine and spirits
stores statewide, and licenses
20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers. The PLCB also works to reduce
and prevent dangerous and underage
drinking through partnerships with schools,
community groups, and licensees. Taxes and store profits
– totaling $15.1 billion
since the agency’s
inception – are returned to Pennsylvania’s General Fund, which finances
Pennsylvania’s schools,
health and human services programs,
law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other
important public services.
The PLCB also provides
financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor
Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs, other state
agencies, and local municipalities across the state.
For more information about the PLCB, visit www.lcb.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Brassell,
717.783.8864