Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Food-Drink

Utah to hold drawing for chance to purchase rare bourbon

By Paulina Dedaj Fox News
Published
close
Fox News Flash top headlines for June 26 Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for June 26

Fox News Flash top headlines for June 26 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com

Residents in Utah will have a special chance to acquire some rare liquors after the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced Tuesday that they will be holding a special drawing for a popular bourbon.

People will have a chance to enter their name in a drawing for the opportunity to purchase one of the 112 bottles of Buffalo Trace’s Elmer T. Lee single barrel bourbon in the state for the unusually low price of $37.99, Fox 13 reported.

Utah’s state-controlled system prevents alcohol from being sold at more than an 88 percent markup, a customer benefit that has made some liquors extremely hard to get a hold of. This particular bottle is sold for up to $300 in some states.

Buffalo Trace’s Elmer T. Lee single barrel bourbon can sell up to $300 per bottle in some states. 

Buffalo Trace’s Elmer T. Lee single barrel bourbon can sell up to $300 per bottle in some states.  (Buffalo Trace Distillery)

OPRAH REVEALS HER FAVORITE LOW-CALORIE COCKTAIL, BUT IT TAKES MORE THAN 8 HOURS TO MAKE

In order to be more fair, the DABC created the drawing.

“In the past few years, the Utah DABC has noticed certain products, particularly releases of rare bourbons and other whiskeys, being highly sought after by our customers. For a number of these products, the amount supplied by the manufacturer is very limited compared with the anticipated demand for the product,” the Department’s website read.

“We have been asked by customers to establish a new method of distribution that allows the maximum number of Utahns an opportunity to purchase these products. For this reason, Utah DABC has chosen to distribute rare high-demand products through drawings.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 

While lotteries are illegal in Utah, the agency said the drawings are fine because participants aren't being asked to pay money to take part - they are simply being given the chance to purchase the product, an opportunity they can decline.

Eligible parties include Utah residents or active-duty military servicemen and women assigned to a permanent duty station within the state who are over the age of 21. Drawings for this and future bottles will likely take place on a monthly basis although, availability could affect this.