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Here’s how you can win bottles of Pappy, other rare bourbons, while supporting sick kids

Want to win ALL the Pappy? Two charities are offering collections in online raffles that also include other rare bourbons.
Want to win ALL the Pappy? Two charities are offering collections in online raffles that also include other rare bourbons. Provided

Looking for a chance to own a lot of Pappy?

Charity raffles can be your best shot at getting your hands on this rare and sought-after bourbon that collectors pay big money for.

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Here are two benefit raffles that give you a chance to win Pappy, Weller and other special bourbons.

Center for Courageous Kids online raffles

The third annual Center for Courageous Kids Online Bourbon Raffle is offering chances to win all six Pappy Van Winkle family whiskies and help a great cause.

Want to win ALL the Pappy? Two charities are offering collections in online raffles that also include other rare bourbons.
Want to win ALL the Pappy? Two charities are offering collections in online raffles that also include other rare bourbons. Provided

And there are other bourbons in the raffle too.

To buy raffle tickets, go online to one.bidpal.net/sss24raffle. Tickets can be purchased until 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2; winners will be announced Nov. 2, 2024, live on the CCK Facebook page and at a fundraising event at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. For information on attending the “Stars & 6 Strings” event, email events@courageouskids.org.

This online raffle helps kids from Kentucky and around the world with chronic illnesses and other serious medical diagnoses go to camp for free at a medical camp in Scottsville, Ky.

“At The Center for Courageous Kids, we are incredibly excited to offer some of the rarest bourbons in our upcoming raffle, all for a cause that changes lives,” said Darren Dannelly, CCK President and CEO. “Every bottle represents a unique opportunity not only for collectors but also for the children who benefit from the proceeds. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we can continue sending children with serious medical conditions to camp free of charge. Every ticket sold brings us closer to sending another child to camp, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the generosity of those who participate.”

Bourbon raffle includes Pappy, BTAC, Weller, Blanton’s

To participate, you can buy tickets for two special raffles. The winner of the Grand Prize Raffle will get six bottles from the Pappy Van Winkle line: Old Rip Van Winkle 10-Year, Van Winkle Reserve 12-Year Lot B, Van Winkle Family Reserve 13-Year Rye, Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year, Pappy Van Winkle 20-Year and Pappy Van Winkle 23-year.

Tickets are $100 each and only 500 tickets will be sold.

Both charities also are offering chances to win Buffalo Trace Antique Collections as well as other expensive bourbons.
Both charities also are offering chances to win Buffalo Trace Antique Collections as well as other expensive bourbons. Provided

The other raffle includes 11 other bourbon packages that include a bottle of Stagg, Barton’s 1792, Pappy Van Winkle 10 Year, Pappy Van Winkle 12 Year Lot B, George T. Stagg, Van Winkle Family Reserve, Kentucky Owl Dry State, Blanton’s Special Reserve complete stopper set of eight bottles, Weller Collection and the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. There’s also a vintage 1957 Corvette decanter from a 1970s bottling full and sealed in the original box that will be raffled off.

Tickets for this raffle are $50 each.

Make-A-Wish 2024 Great Bourbon Raffle

Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana is holding Round 2 of the Great Bourbon Raffle of 2024 in November. The charity, which grants life-changing wishes for children battling critical illnesses, is offering chances at three prizes: A full collection of six different bottles of Pappy Van Winkle whiskeys, the full five-bottle Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and a full six-bottle collection of Weller bourbons.

Tickets are $100 each and are on sale online at one.bidpal.net/bourbon2024/welcome until 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25. Winners will be chosen Nov. 26 live on their Facebook page. There is no limit on tickets sold.

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