Kroger’s Ultimate Bourbon Auction is back. Here’s what you can bid on
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- Kroger launches fifth annual Ultimate Bourbon Auction online Nov. 12–23, 2025.
- Auction lists rare bottles, distillery experiences and music or sports packages.
- Proceeds support Dare to Care Food Bank, funding meals across Louisville and Kentucky.
Kroger is launching its fifth annual Ultimate Bourbon Auction to raise money to combat food insecurity.
The auction began on Nov. 12, and includes dozens of items, rare bottles and experiences. Proceeds from the auction will go to Dare to Care Food Bank which provides meals for those in need in the Louisville area and Kentucky.
The food bank is a local non-profit that distributed 20.5 million meals across Kentucky and Southern Indiana in the past year and 5.7 million meals for children.
Included in the auction are Eagle Rare, Knob Creek, Old Fourth Distillery, Pappy Van Winkle, Blanton’s, King of Kentucky, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, Old Fitzgerald, Parker’s Heritage, Wild Turkey’s Master’s Keep, Little Book, Four Roses, Weller, Penelope, Russell’s Reserve, 1792, Michter’s, Buffalo Trace, Stagg, Jack Daniel’s, Angel’s Envy, Maker’s Mark and more.
There are also raffles for the 2025 Pappy Van Winkle Collection, the 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, a six-bottle Weller collection, a 2025 bottle of King of Kentucky and a 2025 Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year with limited tickets available for each.
Other items including a Kentucky Derby package, Valhalla Golf Club experience, Luke Combs signed guitar, Green Day signed guitar, Louder Than Life VIP package, Bourbon & Beyond VIP package and Reds VIP game experience also are available.
The auction is online at ultimatebourbonauction.com.
Bidding opened at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 and runs through 9 p.m. Nov. 23. Winners will be notified the evening of Nov. 23 and must pick up their bottles in person at Louisville Kroger Headquarters within two months. You do not have to be in Kentucky to bid on items.
