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Virginia Is Offering Up Thousands of Pappy Van Winkle Bottles in a Lottery
Virginia Is Offering Up Thousands of Pappy Van Winkle Bottles in a Lottery
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If you're a Virginia resident, you might have a better shot this year. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Virginia ABC) recently announced a chance to win Family Reserve 23 Year, 20 Year and 15 Year, Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year and Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bourbons, along with Old Rip Van Winkle 13 Year Rye (a new offering for ABC).
Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
Different bottles will be available for the online lottery during two five-day stretches, March 18-22 and April 7-11. The good news? Over 2,500 bottles are available! The bad news? Winning simply wins you can buy a bottle (though you'll get 'em at retail prices ranging from $70-$300). And again, this is for Virginia residents. If you're interested and you reside in the state, you can register.
This isn't the first time a state has hosted a lottery for prized bottles, as Pennsylvania and Ohio have hosted similar events in the past, although it should be noted that in Pennsylvania you only had a 2 % of scoring a bottle.