KENTUCKY (WKYT) – Team Kentucky says its section auction of confiscated bourbons is to be held beginning Sept. 15.
The bourbon on auction was confiscated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Proceeds are set to go to alcohol responsibility programs across the state.
Gov. Andy Beshear said, “This auction has raised nearly $10,000 to fund alcohol responsibility events for our youth. By repurposing these funds, we’re helping Kentucky high school graduates celebrate legally and responsibly in an alcohol-free environment and providing alcohol education at eleven Kentucky college campuses.”
The auction opens Sept. 1 and closes at midnight on Sept. 30, with a link being made available online when the auction opens.
Auction items cannot be shipped, according to event organizers. Items are to be picked up in Frankfort on Oct. 2, 3, or 5.
The 2026 auction will offer 70 bottles of bourbon, many of which are said to be “highly collectible”. Some highlights include:
- Five bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle 10-Year
- Eight-bottle set of Blanton’s Single Barrel with each letter included
- Four-bottle set of E.H. Taylor including Small Batch, Sour Mash, Barrel Proof and Single Barrel
- Four-bottle set of Weller including Special Reserve, 107 Anique, Single Barrel and 12-Year
- Bottle of Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel
- Bottle of Michter’s 10-Year Single Barrel
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