Buffalo Trace is giving back with some very unique bourbon.
Just over a year ago, they rolled its seven millionth barrel produced since Prohibition into Warehouse V, the world’s only bonded single barrel aging warehouse. As a result, the existing sixth millionth barrel, resting there since 2008, would need to be moved. After maturing for another year, the six millionth barrel has been bottled and is being made available exclusively to non-profit organizations for fundraising opportunities.
Each bottle from the Sixth Millionth Barrel has a \handwritten description on the glass. The bottles in turn have been packaged in a numbered hardwood showcase box that includes a piece of the charred oak stave from the historic barrel and small brochure explaining the significance of this collector’s edition. Buffalo Trace is offering all 400 bottles to charitable organizations across the country free of charge to auction off and raise money for their worthwhile causes.
Bottles will only available to non-profit organizations in the United States wishing to raise funds for their charity. To be considered, organizations must submit an official U.S. non-profit tax ID number and auction the bottle within the 2019 calendar year. Applications will be taken online only at www.6millionthbarrel.com. Recipients of these bottles shall be notified by email in early July. Bottles will be shipped free of charge in August 2019 and recipients will have until Dec. 31, 2019 to auction the bottle. Non-profit organizations can submit their request for a bottle online at 6millionthbarrel.com beginning today. The cutoff date to submit an online application is July 1.
“We’re thrilled to be able to do something with the bottles to help those in need,” said Kris Comstock, Buffalo Trace senior marketing director. “We decided on the 375ml size bottles, rather than a larger size, to allow for more bottles so we can help more charities. We really hope whiskey enthusiasts will help some deserving non-profit groups raise serious money. These bottles are beautiful, the package is first class, and the bourbon tastes amazing. Our goal is to raise $500,000 for charity!”
This is not the first time Buffalo Trace Distillery has offered commemorative bottles for non-profits to use for fundraising purposes. In 2011, they offered its Millennium Barrel of bourbon, put up to age on Dec. 31, 1999. That effort raised more than $150,000 for various charities across the U.S. In 2016, its inaugural O.F.C. Bourbon Whiskey from 1980, 1982 and 1983 were released in the same manner, and non-profits reported back they had raised more than a million dollars for charitable causes.
