steven s Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 http://www.kybourbonbenefit.com fred says there will be many bottles under $100 as well... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Online auction goes live tomorrow and the list is huge. Get ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Four Roses donating an epic barrel pick. 8 to choose from, ages between 18-24 years old. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 For those who want to participate or watch, here is the link. (I'm only watching as these prices have soared). https://one.bidpal.net/kybourbon/welcome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, flahute said: For those who want to participate or watch, here is the link. (I'm only watching as these prices have soared). https://one.bidpal.net/kybourbon/welcome @Marekv8 Let’s go money bags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, CUfan99 said: @Marekv8 Let’s go money bags! Wow, that was offensive-- thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Marekv8 said: Wow, that was offensive-- thank you. Wasn’t meant to be. Mea culpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Total proceeds went over $1 million in the past hour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 With all our collective grumbling over the past several years about availability and price hikes - maybe some good finally comes from it for these people in time of need. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 A private barrel selection of Willett 19yr old just got added to the auction. Jeebus - get out the popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 And just like that the Willett barrel is up to $210K. Not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Looking at the bids, two things strike me as interesting. One, there are some really generous people. First people donating big $$ for some of these bottles. This isn't tater or secondary stuff. This is human compassion and helping others. Two, while nothing special even some bottles in my bunker could help others. I have some of the bottles or similar bottles in the auction. I had assumed most of the bottles, distillery packages, etc. were donated by distilleries and retailers. However, I am curious whether individuals are also donating bottles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said: Looking at the bids, two things strike me as interesting. One, there are some really generous people. First people donating big $$ for some of these bottles. This isn't tater or secondary stuff. This is human compassion and helping others. Two, while nothing special even some bottles in my bunker could help others. I have some of the bottles or similar bottles in the auction. I had assumed most of the bottles, distillery packages, etc. were donated by distilleries and retailers. However, I am curious whether individuals are also donating bottles. Yes, a lot of individuals are donating bottles including a lot of members from my group. I donated 4 bottles that are barrel picks we did. The Governor of Kentucky even donated a bottle. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 13 hours ago, flahute said: And just like that the Willett barrel is up to $210K. Not kidding. Is that for a whole barrel or just one bottle? Amazing either way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, fosmith said: Is that for a whole barrel or just one bottle? Amazing either way.. Whole barrel plus picking experience from the description. And it’s at $270,000 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Hills Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Kudos to all of the people/business/distilleries that have donated and to everyone who has bid on the items so far. Such a great response to a true need! Everyone associated with bourbon should be proud. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 14 new items have been added and they are special. Somehow 14 bottles of bourbon from Carr's Steak House survived even though the brick building was completely leveled. The owner of Carr's donated these bottles to the auction. It has been decided that half the proceeds from these bottles will go to the 29 employees who are now out of a job. https://kybourbon.com/industry-news/bourbon-bottles-that-survived-mayfield-tornado-donated-to-kentucky-bourbon-benefit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyjd75 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Willett donated an entire 19 year old barrel of WFE. Current bidding is at $270,000 so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I merged the two threads. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 You know, I consider myself pretty well off. Then I see this and I find myself wondering a few things… First, the bids are both outrageous and heartwarming at the same time. These people affected by the devastation in Kentucky are deserving of all the help we can give them, and right or wrong I feel more compelled this time of year to give to those in need than maybe I do at other times. But I’m donating with zero expectation that I’ll get anything in return. Second, these people with the high bids must not be married. My wife would cut off my left nut if I spent that kind of money. Given that she already owns my other one, I’d be a unich. Come to think of it, I’m basically that anyway. Lastly, did I mention that I’m a unich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, DanP said: Second, these people with the high bids must not be married. My wife would cut off my left nut if I spent that kind of money. Given that she already owns my other one, I’d be a unich eunuch. Come to think of it, I’m basically that anyway. Lastly, did I mention that I’m a unich eunuch? FIFY! Hey DanP, Welcome to the bestest forum on Bourbon and other spirits. Even though English is not my native language, my ancestors had a bunch of these guys hanging (or not) around the Forbidden City, ya' know. They even kept the removed parts, often in jade jars, so they could be buried as a "whole" man. TMI, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 We are at $1.925 million going into the live auction. It starts at 7pm EST and you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vScqYhL85ns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Now only $10k away from $2million and they are still doing introductions. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 And there it is - $2 million! Taterism has finally resulted in something good. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Four Roses barrel brought $278k and Four Roses decided to sell a second one to the second highest bidder. Incredible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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