As an official sponsor of the Kentucky Derby Festival for the seventh consecutive year, the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience released a special edition bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon with a commemorative 51st Edition Gold Pegasus Pin sealed in wax on the neck.
Dipped in iridescent teal wax, the bottle features a special face label with the coordinating teal and gold Kentucky Derby Festival logo. It includes an official 2023 Pegasus Pin in an envelope attached to each bottle. Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Artisanal Distiller Jodie Filiatreau, Kentucky Derby Festival President and CEO Matt Gibson unveiled the official 2023 pin and limited-edition bottle at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience by personally hand-dipping two of the 800 limited-edition bottles.
Beginning February 24, the Bourbon will be available at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience for $79.99 and at select area retailers while supplies last. The limited edition 2015 vintage is bottled at 119 proof, commemorating the 68th Kentucky Derby Festival and the 51st year for the Pegasus Pin. Each Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon bottle contains the exact day it was put in an oak barrel to age, the barrel number, and the date it was bottled.
The Bourbon is matured in Heaven Hill’s rickhouses under the careful supervision of Master Distiller Conor O’ Driscoll, who monitors the progress of each year’s vintage to ensure it maintains its intended flavor profile and superb quality. Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage has won five “Whiskey of the Year” awards. It is one of the most critically acclaimed specialty Bourbons produced by Heaven Hill Distillery, the world’s second-largest holder of aging Bourbon.
Bringing the community together since 1956, the Kentucky Derby Festival has grown to become a whirlwind of more than 70 special events leading up to the big race in May. The Kentucky Derby Festival runs this year from March 16 – May 5.
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