KY Bluegrass Bottle WatchKentucky BTAC lottery list 2026
Status on November 4, 2026: Buffalo Trace has not yet announced the 2026 Antique Collection. The 2025 collection added Colonel E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond to the five staples (George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller, Thomas H. Handy, Eagle Rare 17, Sazerac 18) — Buffalo Trace: 2025 Antique Collection release (PDF).
Kentucky BTAC lotteries and raffles
KSO Rare Bourbon Raffle (Newport, KY) — 2026 edition closed May 30
The 2026 raffle included a Pappy Van Winkle set ($100/chance, up to 700) and a BTAC set ($50/chance, up to 900). Drawn May 30, 2026. Full details.
No Kentucky store has posted a 2026 BTAC lottery that we could verify yet. Stores to watch, with what is documented about each:
How Kentucky BTAC lotteries have worked
Example: Liquor Barn's January 14, 2023 Pappy & BTAC lottery handed out wristbands 7–8:45 am to the first 1,500 per store, drew at 9 am, winners had to be present, one purchase per winner (The Bourbon Review, Jan 13, 2023 (Liquor Barn lottery format)). Formats change each year.
National release timing: see Breaking Bourbon release calendar (national dates) and Midnight Whiskey 2026 allocated release calendar.
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Sources
- Buffalo Trace: Antique Collection
- Buffalo Trace: 2025 Antique Collection release (PDF)
- Kentucky Symphony Orchestra: 2026 Rare Bourbon Raffle
- The Bourbon Review, Jan 13, 2023 (Liquor Barn lottery format)
- Breaking Bourbon release calendar (national dates)
- Midnight Whiskey 2026 allocated release calendar
Facts checked November 4, 2026 (ET). Lottery rules change: always confirm on the organizer's own page before you buy or drive.