Itching to buy rare bottles of bourbon? Enter these Pennsylvania liquor lotteries
Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor agency is opening a limited-release lottery that will give registrants a chance to purchase hundreds of bottles of rare whiskeys and other products.
This year’s lotteries, scheduled for the week of Aug. 26 and administered by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, are expected to award 1,252 bottles of rare whiskeys. Of-age Pennsylvania residents and licensees have until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 to opt into up to eight lotteries that will feature nine total products.
Here’s a look at the lottery schedule, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board:
Lottery 1
- Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Bourbon for $149.99 each — one bottle for individual consumers
- Blanton’s Gold Straight Bourbon for $119.99 each — 90 bottles for individual consumers, 30 bottles for licensees
Lottery 2
- Eagle Rare Double Eagle Very Rare Straight Bourbon 90 Proof for $2,999.99 each — six bottles for individual consumers, one bottle for licensees
Lottery 3
- Buffalo Trace Prohibition Collection 5x375mL for $999.99 each — nine bottles for individual consumers, three bottles for licensees
Lottery 4
- Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition Straight Bourbon for $2,199.99 each — nine bottles for individual consumers, three bottles for licensees
Lottery 5
- Weller Millennium Straight Bourbon for $7,499.99 each — 11 bottles for individual consumers, three bottles for licensees
Lottery 6
- Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey for $249.99 each — 19 bottles for individual consumers, six bottles for licensees
Lottery 7
- Old Forester Birthday Straight Bourbon 2023 for $169.99 each — 67 bottles for individual consumers, 22 bottles for licensees
Lottery 8
- Stagg Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof for $54.99 each — 729 bottles for individual consumers, 243 bottles for licensees
You can enter as many lotteries as you’d like, but you’ll be removed from subsequent drawings if you’re selected as eligible to purchase a bottle through the random drawing process. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board enforces a limit of one entry per household or billing address for each drawing conducted through the lotteries. Purchases are limited to one bottle per participant per lottery.
Visit finewineandgoodspirits.com/en/limited-release-lottery to register for Pennsylvania’s limited-release liquor lotteries and read the official rules. While signing up, you will be instructed to enter your contact information, show proof of identification, list billing details and create a Fine Wine & Good Spirits account if you don’t already have one.
Pennsylvania residents and licensee entrants are strongly encouraged to read through the terms and conditions of these limited-release lotteries, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board advises. Notably, the sale of alcoholic beverages without a license — including products obtained through lotteries — is prohibited under commonwealth law.
Lottery winners who fail to pick up their purchase or circumvent rules and regulations risk disqualification from current and future lotteries, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Decisions on these matters are final and not eligible for appeal.
The board occasionally implements lotteries as part of its efforts to “equitably distribute wine and spirits that are released by manufacturers or suppliers in limited quantities and generate considerable consumer demand.” The commonwealth offered a similar set of lotteries in October 2023 that included more than 4,000 bottles of whiskeys, among other products.
Visit finewineandgoodspirits.com/en/faq to learn more about the liquor lotteries, terms and conditions and selection processes.
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