Eastern Kentucky Flood Victims to Benefit from Buffalo Trace Distillery Auction

of Highly Rare and Collectible Whiskeys  

Online Auction Offers Full Line Up of Some of the Distillery’s Most Coveted Collections such as Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and Blanton’s

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Aug. 16, 2022) In late July, record rainfalls in Eastern Kentucky led to catastrophic damage and the loss of at least 37 lives.  Unfortunately, some of Buffalo Trace’s team members in the area did experience the ultimate loss of extended family members.

To help raise funds for disaster relief, Buffalo Trace is partnering with Menish Productions on six very rare and unique whiskey packages, including a VIP tour of Buffalo Trace Distillery, available via online auction starting Aug. 18, 2022 at 9 a.m. and running through Aug. 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Up for bid are a complete set of Pappy Van Winkle whiskies, (including Van Winkle Rye), a complete set of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, including a 2020 George T. Stagg, Blanton’s, Double Eagle Very Rare, and other exclusive offerings.

The items which will be offered are:

• One Van Winkle Whiskey set which includes:

• Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old Bourbon
• Van Winkle 12 year old “Lot B” Bourbon
• Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye Whiskey
• Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old Bourbon
• Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old Bourbon
• Pappy Van Winkle 23 year old Bourbon

• One Buffalo Trace Distillery Antique Collection (BTAC) set including:

• William Larue Weller Bourbon (125.3 proof)
• Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (129.5 proof)
• Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Bourbon (101 proof)
• Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old Bourbon (90 proof)
• 2020 George. T. Stagg Bourbon (130.4 proof)

• One Double Eagle Very Rare Bourbon

• Two sets of Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon each package includes:

• Blanton’s Single Barrel Domestic Bourbon (93 proof)
• Blanton’s Single Barrel Gold edition Bourbon (103 proof)
• Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Bourbon (proof varies)
• Barrel head signed by Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley
• VIP tour for four at Buffalo Trace Distillery

• One Old Charter Oak Bourbon collection which includes:

• Old Charter Oak Mongolian Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak French Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak Bourbon
• Old Charter Oak Chinkapin Oak Bourbon

“The loss of lives, housing, infrastructure, and even basic necessities most of us take for granted is devasting,” said Mark Brown, chief executive officer, Buffalo Trace Distillery.  “We hope our bourbon community, who we know can be very generous, really shows its support and we’re able to raise an unheralded amount of funds for Eastern Kentucky disaster relief.”

Details on the auction and how to bid can be found here.  All proceeds from the auction will go to disaster relief in Eastern Kentucky.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1775 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 35 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Its George T. Stagg was named World Whiskey of the Year for 2022 and its Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye was named 2^nd Finest Whiskey in the World for 2022.   Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 1,000 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com.

Our Old Scout picks are IN!

Old Scout Straight Rye & Straight Bourbon are hot and ready for you! Bottles are limited and will be sold on a first come first served basis starting at 6:00 PM, today, Tuesday, August 16. Limit 1 of each per customer. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

This is an in-store purchase only.

Rye Whiskey $51.99 + tax

Bourbon Whiskey $53.99 + tax

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The Loch Fyne Fynest
Fettercairn 24 Year Old

Our Fynest Fettercairn 24 Year Old is matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being re-racked to a first fill Sauternes cask. What you get is a truly unique, fabulously sweet, and rich wee dram! The Loch Fyne Fynest Fettercairn 24 Year Old matured until February 2020 in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being re-racked to a first fill Sauternes cask. What you get is a truly unique, fabulously sweet, and rich wee dram. This limited release is free from chill filtration and at its natural colour, bottled at a powerful cask strength of 53.6% abv.

£185.00
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HAMISH SAYS

Glen Grant 1994 28YO

Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel
One of only 99 bottles available worldwide.

Tasting notes:
Juicy pineapple, honeyed cereal and a lingering finish.

Only £259.00

Where many distilleries strive for consistency across larger batches, Càrn Mòr is able to release unadulterated expressions from these distilleries using traditional methods meaning it is as close to drinking straight from the cask as possible.

Distilled: 1994
Bottled: 2022
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel
One of only 99 bottles available worldwide.

Tasting notes:
Juicy pineapple, honeyed cereal and a lingering finish.

Distilled at Glen Grant Distillery, bottled by Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers Ltd

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Channeling The Beast of Dufftown (nicknamed so for its whisky’s full-bodied, meaty profile) into a more refined form, Cowie’s Blue Seal is the elegant oldie in Mortlach distillery’s core range, joined by the 12- and 16-year-old.

Matured exclusively in sherry casks, the robust Mortlach 20 Year Old is a marriage of rich and dark sherry with old Mortlach’s more delicate and fragrant side. Notes of Demerara-sugar dusted apples, orchard fruit, dark chocolate and dried fruit are joned by hints of honey on the palate.

SHOP MORTLACH 20 YEAR OLD

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As a firm lover of Green Spot, Yellow Spot, and nearly all of Midleton’s ranges – out of the starting blocks, I must say that despite this being an anniversary whiskey, I’ve found it a little disappointing. But is that a surprise?

Gold Spot celebrates 135 years of Mitchell & Sons as a whisky merchant, and the relationship that has been shared between Mitchell & Sons of Dublin and Midleton Distillers. Building on a base of ex-bourbon and sherry casks, the intricacies of weaving in the powerful flavours of port and Bordeaux wine casks into the flavour of Gold Spot would have been a monumental task. Bottled at 51.4% ABV, a promising thing on paper but the flavours are muted The scents and tastes are ginger, apricot and loads of tea, but there isn’t a particular drive of it being memorable.

If that was the intention then that’s totally fine. But as with some other recent anniversary bottles (Ardbeg) this is, for me, a bit of a let down. But I also felt this way about Red Spot and Blue Spot. I haven’t reviewed those, but I wasn’t thrilled by them, which is odd given my love for Redbreasts core range. Perhaps the variable cask influences are cancelling out some fun?

Johnnie Walker: A global giant with a local voice

Johnnie Walker is the world’s number one Scotch whisky brand.¹ Following the celebration of the brand’s 200th year in 2020, this year we’ve taken the first bold steps into a new chapter of Johnnie Walker’s remarkable journey. We also welcomed over 235,000 visitors to Johnnie Walker Princes Street,² our newly opened visitor experience in Edinburgh, and unveiled a new era of the brand’s iconic ‘Keep Walking’ story.

During the pandemic, people around the world experienced dramatic shifts in their everyday lives. At Johnnie Walker, these changes, combined with our consumer insight, created an opportunity to instil the iconic ‘Keep Walking’ line with contemporary meaning, continuing to build this global giant through new, local connections. Hot on the heels of unveiling a bold new look for Johnnie Walker, we launched our new ‘Keep Walking’ campaign in October 2021. For more than 20 years, Johnnie Walker has inspired people with these two simple words, and this next chapter will continue to build cultural relevance for the brand among the next generation of whisky drinkers.

Our campaign burst onto screens, into venues, social feeds and advertising spaces in over 50 countries. Through partnerships with local changemakers, including CL, the South Korean rapper; Burna Boy, the Nigerian singer, songwriter and performance artist; and DJ Alok, the Brazilian DJ and record producer, we reconnected people with the socialising spaces they had missed for so long. We broke away from more conventional communications, telling the story of African creativity in an award-winning documentary, ‘The Ones Who Keep Walking’, which was made with the Forbes 30-under-30 director, Amarachi Nwosu. We shared inspiring quotes on progress from famous personalities, such as Grace Jones, Mark Twain and Mae West, across city skylines and cultural hot spots. And our television and cinema advertisement ‘Anthem’ brought Johnnie Walker’s charismatic spirit and the power of ‘Keep Walking’ to life with energy and optimism.

Johnnie Walker organic net sales grew 34% this year, surpassing 21 million nine-litre cases. And the ‘Keep Walking’ campaign’s success speaks for itself. We’re proud that, judged against 13,000 other advertisements, ‘Keep Walking’ won three top 10 places in Kantar’s Creative Effectiveness Awards 2022.

Please see below our collection schedule for the 134th auction. To register your interest please complete the form which can be found HERE

Scotland

Collection Points

Inverness – Tuesday 16th August 2022 – From 11am by appointment
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Elgin –  Tuesday 16th August 2022 – From 11am by appointment
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Aberdeen – Wednesday 17th August  2022  – from 11am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Home Collections – for those customers sending 10 or more bottles or bottles to the value of £1000 and above.

Perth  –  Wednesday 17th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Ayrshire – Monday 22nd August/Tuesday 23rd August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Dumfries –  Monday 22nd August/Tuesday 23rd August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Fife & Kinross – Thursday 25th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 22nd August 2022 at 12 noon

Stirlingshire –   Thursday 25th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 22nd August 2022 at 12 noon

Islay –  Thursday 25th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 22nd August 2022 at 12 noon

Campbeltown/Oban – Friday 26th August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 22nd August 2022 at 12 noon

Edinburgh – Monday 29th August 2022
* Request deadline Wednesday 24th August 2022 at 12 noon

England

England – Home Collections – Thursday 18th August 2022 – Monday 22nd August 2022
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Collection Points

Manchester – M21 – Sunday 21st August 2022 From 6pm *** New Location ***
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

London AM – NW2, SW16, E6 – Sunday 21st August 2022 – from 10am by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon
*** New East London Location ***

London Evening – W14 – Sunday 21st August 2022  – from 6pm by appointment only
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Wales

Newport – NP18 – Saturday 20th August 2022 from 9am
* Request deadline Monday 15th August 2022 at 12 noon

Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here. Please note deadlines apply for collection requests. It would be appreciated if bottles could be packed for uplift. In addition a submission form and label should be completed. Submission forms can now be completed via your main accounts page.

A winner in our auction? We are now offering a delivery (to collection point) service to customers who are dropping bottles off for a future auction. This service is charged at £12 (inc VAT), optional loss and breakage cover is available.

Submission Form & Label

Saturday, August 20, 2 PM – 5 PM

Garrison Brothers Whiskey

Join us for an expert presented tasting of Garrison Brothers Whisky! We’ll have a variety of their award-winning bottlings to try, with experts present for all your whisky questions. Garrison rarely appears at our store events, so don’t miss your chance to try this spectacular bourbon.

Voted the Best Craft Whiskey Distillery in America, Garrison Brothers is the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas history and is one of the first distilleries in America outside of Kentucky to produce authentic, handmade bourbon whiskey and only bourbon whiskey. They currently have a waiting list of more than 10,000 just to volunteer on bottling days, and many of their whiskies sell out within hours of release.

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(or email us at info@whiskyshopusa.com)

Fresh whisky deals in our latest Price Drop!

As some of the deals will start to expire, we have added a handful of new deals to the Price Drop. Not just whisky either – view the full line-up below for a tasty selection. Bag a bargain, or two…once they’re gone, they’re gone!

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