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oldschoolskater OP t1_iwh7b9x wrote

"Through the Limited-Release- Lotteries, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) will give lottery registrants a chance at 1,590 bottles of rare whiskey which includes 1,440 bottles of the highly sought Van Winkle brand.

Pennsylvania residents and licensees have until 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, to opt in to one or more of the drawings for each of the two lotteries"

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maxwellington97 t1_iwhc0sv wrote

From the lottery website: be sure to have your delivery address set to a fine wine and good spirits store. Not home address. And you can enter all the lotteries but if you win one you get removed from all others so be careful if you only want a specific variety.

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TrustTheProcessUCF t1_iwi6xng wrote

Please stop sharing this!!! People don’t click the link it’s a trap!!

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jpop237 t1_iwj7zry wrote

For those who are Uber lazy, hoops must be jumped through.

A Wine & Spirits account is needed, then a profile must be established, including payment methods and shipping location.

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jpop237 t1_iwj82ji wrote

Stinks of a marketing campaign....

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PPQue6 t1_iwhmj3z wrote

Ohhh that's some good bourbon!

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ItsMePythonicD t1_iwht7ap wrote

I wonder what the odds are? I’d love to be able to buy one of these.

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geekRD1 t1_iwhygi9 wrote

I was selected for the 2019 lottery for the 12 year.

Pretty cool experience, and even though I have other bourbon I like more (and is cheaper) it was great to pull it out for special occasions and share with others.

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joughy1 t1_iwix21s wrote

What do you like more and is cheaper?

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geekRD1 t1_iwjbzr0 wrote

I'd get Angles envy (or the rye) or eagle rare (hard to find but able to get in state stores). Or even go for a basil Hayden's.

Bulleit 10 year is also a good option for less than half the price.

Also when I won the lottery it cost an addition ~$20 in shipping, even to my local store.

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ktappe t1_iwligyf wrote

>it cost an addition ~$20 in shipping, even to my local store

That's some bullshit. Assuming it is coming from their warehouse already, they could ship it along with all the other booze they're sending to your store. WTF.

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princeoinkins t1_iwm5vkg wrote

do they do this every year?

only have paid attention to bourbons and whiskeys the past year or so.

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geekRD1 t1_iwmknw3 wrote

I think so, This is also not the only one I've seen, but I don't pay super close attention.

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rrd0084 t1_iwhzjyz wrote

I didn’t get confirmation emails is that weird?

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TrustTheProcessUCF t1_iwi6unq wrote

I filled mine out yesterday and received confirmation a the end of the day, not immediately after entering.

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maxwellington97 t1_iwi0rue wrote

Same here. My guess is the Internet is broken given the nonsense with the Taylor Swift concerts today.

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Umphreeze t1_iwieu5r wrote

I didnt get one either

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rrd0084 t1_iwigftf wrote

I got a couple not all of them

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maxwellington97 t1_iwj9fjf wrote

Ok I had chat with their IT people because something went wrong for me. Each email overrides the previous so even if you get multiple you are still only getting one entry for whichever lotteries you chose.

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SecretConspirer t1_iwijztd wrote

Two things PA really loves: gambling and drinking. Two great tastes that taste great together.

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tempmike t1_iwiu5tf wrote

Mmmm. Gambling.

Mmmm. Drinking.

You got your gambling in my drinking!

You got your drinking in my gambling!

Delicious!

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bboggio28 t1_iwiqgiz wrote

My Guy. Thanks for the heads up!!! I was pissed I missed the allocation of Buffalo trace, Blantons, and eagle rare on Veterans Day.

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YoCuzBo t1_iwja2j3 wrote

This is the first year the Liquor Control Board employees can't just award themselves bottles. So we may have a chance.

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Savings-Cry-7420 t1_iwjavxn wrote

So it’s not free? It’s just a spot to buy them?

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snuffy_tentpeg t1_iwj0bq6 wrote

Maybe those in charge will realize that grabbing any extra bottles for themselves is a bad idea.

Better yet, privatize the system and be done with it.

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Savings-Cry-7420 t1_iwj9h4c wrote

Do I have to have a PA license? I just moved over here within 40 days and haven’t gotten my ID yet.

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wagsman t1_iwicoqe wrote

Like a chance to buy a bottle, or all the bottles?

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vinnie5451 t1_iwifcos wrote

Why is it. Lottery and you just can’t buy them at the local wine and spirit anytime

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oldschoolskater OP t1_iwifs6o wrote

They are supposed to be hard to find. I don't really follow high end whisky though.

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vinnie5451 t1_iwig05h wrote

Hard to find or hard to find because they restrict the purchase to up the sales price ?

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bane117 t1_iwijwu9 wrote

these are produced in limited quantities by the distilleries and the state would only have been able to purchase so many for the year. high end whiskey takes years to make and they can't always predict advance demand so sometimes stuff like this is hard to come by.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_iwjiebg wrote

On top of what the other user has mentioned...

The same distillery produces and bottles some other, more higher-volume brands, which are sold at a very reasonable price. But they're almost always sold out. And since these bottles on auction are aged 10-23 years, they can't do anything in the short-term to increase supply.

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chuckie512 t1_iwm4asa wrote

Some of this whiskey is old enough to buy it's own whiskey.

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itsallthesamejames t1_iwikr4s wrote

I’m an outsider, moving to PA next week, and I don’t understand this at all. Are these state-owned bottles of alcohol or have they been confiscated?

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princeoinkins t1_iwimw57 wrote

States owned.

PA is a state store only state for booze

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itsallthesamejames t1_iwimze5 wrote

Oh, I’ve never heard of that! Thank you for answering!

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princeoinkins t1_iwinocg wrote

Yea it’s too common anymore (Alabama, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia are state store states)

Liquor licenses can be a bitch too, so you’ll see places that are either beer only (beer isn’t state owned) or if they serve liquor then they have a FULL bar (lol) there’s no in between

Also liquor stores tend to have weird hours for that reason, so never assume they are open

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