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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Opens Entry For Van Winkle Limited-Release Lottery 01/04/2021 Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), through its Limited-Release Lottery, will award lottery registrants the opportunity to purchase one of 1,931 bottles of Van Winkle whiskeys. Pennsylvania residents and licensees will have until 5:00 PM Friday, Jan. 8, to opt in to one or more of the drawings by visiting the Limited-Release Lottery web page at FWGS.com. These Kentucky whiskeys, produced by Pappy Van Winkle’s grandson using recipes dating back four generations, are among the most sought after in…

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You can now purchase spirits online and have them shipped out of state from Kentucky. There have been laws in place that restricted this state from shipping outside Kentucky. For those who know, certain bourbons (and other spirits) are only sold in Kentucky. This is always on our minds when taking the trek to the state and making sure we have room in the truck to stock up on our favorites. Thanks to the passing of Kentucky’s HB 415, retailers and distilleries can now sell spirits online for the first…

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Jim Beam was fined $600k for spilling bourbon into a nearby watering hole that killed fish. Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet requested an order that fined the whiskey maker on Dec. 6th, stated in the Courier-Journal. A fire started from lightning to a warehouse that destroyed around 40,000 barrels of aging whiskey on July 3rd. The owners of Jim Beam, Beam Suntory made this statement “we are committed to doing what we can to restore the environment” Luckly when I was younger I only spilled Jim Beam on myself or…

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