Ohio Liquor is conducting an online lottery to give as many Ohioans as possible a chance to purchase a bottle from the OHLQ Autumn Bottle Lottery, with prices ranging from $49.99 (plus tax) to $259.99 (plus tax).
OHLQ bottle lotteries are open to any Ohio resident who is of legal drinking age, who has a valid Ohio driver’s license or state-issued ID card, and who meets the eligibility requirements outlined below. Military service members on active duty, in the reserves, or members of the National Guard stationed in Ohio on orders are also eligible to enter.
The Ohio Bottle Lottery is limited to one entry per person, meaning that you may only enter each lottery once.
If a lottery features multiple bottles you may enter for any or all of those bottles, but are only eligible to win one bottle.
Winners have the right to purchase one bottle at retail price plus tax at the OHLQ store they selected in their entry form. Bottles are for personal use, not for resale.
BOTTLE TASTING NOTES:
COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR BARREL PROOF – 134 PROOF
Aged in century-old warehouses and crafted from hand-selected barrels, the Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof is bottled directly from the barrel. Uncut and unfiltered at more than 125 proof, the product reflects the early days of whiskey production when Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. led and owned Buffalo Trace Distillery. An aroma of cooked berries along with rich caramel and floral hints leads to a bold but smooth taste — true to its namesake — and fills the mouth with spice and flavors of vanilla, dried oak, and pepper. The finish is long, lingering, and satisfying with powerful rye character and hints of fruit. $69.99
KING OF KENTUCKY – 125 PROOF
King of Kentucky returns with its annual release of two limited-edition expressions to mark the fifth anniversary of the brand’s revival. Established in 1881, King of Kentucky gained a reputation as a super-premium straight bourbon, and the current offerings pay homage to that tradition with meticulous craftsmanship. Carefully chosen from their single barrel inventory, the super-premium straight bourbon features a barrel-strength, minimally-filtered presentation in this 15-year selection. The aroma carries notes of dark sorghum, resinous oak and honey atop a medley of dried fruit and rich cigar tobacco, and the flavor profile combines robust oak spices, dried fruit and sorghum. $259.99
OLD FITZGERALD BOTTLED IN BOND 17YR – 100 PROOF
As the latest edition of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond series, this 2022 release carries on the brand tradition of extra-aging with its very first 17-year-old bottle. Aged across three floors of Rickhouse V at Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 17 year embodies the elevated standards instilled in this historic brand since its origins in 1884. The packaging is inspired by the original 1950’s Old Fitzgerald diamond decanter and honors the brand’s authentic, high-quality distilling pedigree. A nose of aged oak punctuated by vanilla, walnuts, baking spices, and dried citrus begets a smooth flavor rich with caramel and butterscotch, enhanced by dark chocolate and abundant spice at the back of the tongue and a bright spearmint note at the mid-palate, before finishing warm and soft with nutmeg and clove. $199.98
OLD FORESTER BIRTHDAY BOURBON – 101 PROOF
The Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2022 represents the 22nd iteration of its limited-edition Birthday Bourbon, created in celebration of founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday. This year marks the 152nd year of the company he established in 1870, the only bourbon brand with an uninterrupted history, sold by the same family company before, during and after Prohibition. The 11-year-old barrels were chosen specifically for Birthday Bourbon after showing exceptionally unique character during a tasting panel. The aroma begins with caramelized orange peel and cherry fruit, softened with vanilla bean and graham cracker, atop rich layers of toasted and charred oak that are brightened with a touch of cedar. The subtle fruit flavor transitions into sweet roasted coffee with hints of dark chocolate and a dash of cocoa marked by a toasted, seasoned oak character. The finish is smooth and light, with velvety coffee and mocha notes, and a lingering dark chocolate character. $159.99
WELLER C.Y.P.B – 95 PROOF
Buffalo Trace and W.L. Weller surveyed whiskey drinkers online to “Craft Your Perfect Bourbon” (C.Y.P.B.) by choosing their ideal bourbon recipe, proof, warehouse location, and age. The response was overwhelming as over 100,000 bourbon enthusiasts weighed in. The final consensus was a wheated recipe bourbon, aged on the highest warehouse floors for eight years, and bottled at 95 proof. Given the similar preference of William Larue Weller, the brand’s namesake, the result is highly appropriate. A Kentucky-based distiller, Weller became known in 1849 as the first to produce straight bourbon using wheat instead of rye in the mashbill. The limited-edition W.L. Weller C.Y.P.B. has a light aroma with citrus and oak on the nose, a well-rounded and balanced palate, with a medium-long finish and hints of vanilla. $49.99
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Entrants must be at least 21 years old, a resident of OHIO, and have an Ohio driver’s license or state-issued ID card, to be eligible to win. Military service members on active duty, in the reserves, or members of the National Guard stationed in Ohio on orders are also eligible to enter.
Entrants acknowledge that their information becomes a public record subject to possible public release under Ohio’s public records law.