Buffalo Trace Distillery Unveils Six-Liter Bottles of O.F.C. Vintage 1982
Buffalo Trace has unveiled five six-liter bottles of O.F.C. Vintage 1982 Bourbon Whiskey that will be auctioned off for charity.
Distilled in 1982 and left to age until 2001, O.F.C. Vintage 1982 was vatted into stainless steel tanks at 19 years old to halt the aging effects of the barrel on the whiskey. Harlen Wheatley, Master Distiller at Buffalo Trace Distillery, describes O.F.C. Vintage 1982 as “sophisticated, with an extraordinary richness and butteriness with layers of apple, pecans, ripened pear, dark Belgian chocolate, caramel and a kiss of black cherries.”
The five bottles of O.F.C. Vintage 1982 will be auctioned off as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on BlockBar.com, an NFT marketplace for luxury wines and spirits. Bidding will start at approximately $25,000 USD and bids can be made via Ethereum or Fiat starting at 10 a.m. EST on Monday, March 14th through 10 a.m. EST on Friday, March 18th. Proceeds from each of the final, winning bids will benefit the following charities:
- World Central Kitchen – a non-profit organization that is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises, currently supporting thousands of refugees in and around Ukraine
- The James Beard Foundation – through their Open for Good campaign, the Foundation is committed to helping independent restaurants survive this crisis, rebuild better, and thrive for the long term
- Elton John Aids Foundation – a global HIV charity that funds frontline partners to prevent new cases of HIV, fight stigma and provide care for those affected
- The Art of Elysium – an artist organization built on the idea that through service, art becomes a catalyst for social change
- 261 Fearless – a global, non-profit women’s running organization dedicated to encouraging and uniting women through running
Each of the five NFTs will represent an authentic six-liter bottle of O.F.C Vintage 1982, available to be redeemed by December 31st, 2022. When redeemed, the NFT holder will also unlock a personal invitation to Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY for a private VIP tour that includes exclusive tastings of whiskeys from its rarest and most sought-after private collection, including some previous vintages from the O.F.C. collection.
Upon purchase of the NFT, the cryptographic version will be held securely by BlockBar.com, with a record of authenticity held on the blockchain as a digital certificate of ownership. The buyer may choose to redeem the physical product and have it delivered from BlockBar’s secure storage facility, safely trade its NFT version within the BlockBar.com marketplace, keep it in their virtual bar, or gift the NFT through BlockBar’s new gifting platform.
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