10-Year Old Rip Van Winkle, Complete Blanton’s Set Featured in Online Bourbon Charity Auction

Bourbon lovers look forward to the Bourbon & the Bayou silent auction every year for the chance to bid on hard-to-find and high-quality bourbons. This year, the auction features dozens of Kentucky bourbon items, including a bottle of 10-year Old Rip Van Winkle and a complete collection of Blanton’s with every letter — including the apostrophe — featured on nine different bottles.

Every dollar raised through the silent auction benefits CASA of Lexington, a nonprofit in the heart of Kentucky that advocates for the needs of abused and neglected children. Bidding is open now at https://bandb2026.givesmart.com. Bidding closes at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27.

In addition to the Old Rip Van Winkle (https://bit.ly/bb26-200) and Blanton’s collection (https://bit.ly/bb26-201), the auction’s “All Things Bourbon” category includes:

·       Joe B. Hall Keeneland Bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-203)

·       Calipari Keeneland Bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-202)

·       Evan Williams High-Rye Bourbon and Elijah Craig Toasted Rye Bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-211)

·       Old Charter Oak Bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-233)

·       Multiple bottles of Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-221 and https://bit.ly/bb26-210)

·       A Buffalo Trace basket featuring three bottles of bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-212)

·       A Woodford Reserve basket featuring three bottles of bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-213)

·       A Yellowstone basket featuring two bottles of bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-215)

·       A Maker’s Mark basket featuring three bottles of bourbon (https://bit.ly/bb26-217)

·       Ticket packages for Pegasus Tours’ Bourbon Social tours (https://bit.ly/bb26-205 and https://bit.ly/bb26-206)

·       A rare bourbon tasting in the Justin’s House of Bourbon Lexington speakeasy valued at $1,000 (https://bit.ly/bb26-204)

There are 42 items in the “All Things Bourbon” category this year. The silent auction includes hundreds of other items, as well, all of which can be viewed at https://bandb2025.givesmart.com.

Any items won in the silent auction can be picked up at the CASA of Lexington office, 3245 Loch Ness Dr. in Lexington, Ky., beginning 10 a.m. on Monday, March 2. Winners can also pay to ship their items if they cannot pick them up in Lexington.

If you have questions about the silent auction, Bourbon & the Bayou or CASA of Lexington, you can email info@casaoflexington.org or call (859) 246-4313.