We pick the barrels, you get the bottles. Together we all toast to the cure every person deserves!
CHARITY + BOURBON
We’ve donated over one million dollars to children’s charities and medical philanthropies in 3 years
$170,879 raised in 2021
$490,000 raised in 2022
$430,250 raised in 2023
Highlights from our 2023 Winter Gala. This year promises to be even more spectacular!
Medicinal Whiskey Charity is hosting our 3rd Annual Winter Gala on Saturday Dec 14 at the Carrick House in Lexington, KY.
All funds raised from the event will directly benefit the UK Healthcare Transplant Center and Kentucky Children's Hospital.
Special thanks to Erick Ostrander and the Paddock Bourbon Club, Fred and Freddie Noe and the James B Beam Distilling Company, and Drew and Janelle Kulsveen and Willett Distillery for their immense generosity to make this such a special and unique event!
Sponsoring, attending the event, or entering our Gala Sweepstakes December 1-14 (details to follow in late November) will be the only opportunity for you to obtain one or both of the incredible MWC barrel pick bottles generously donated by our partnering distilleries for this event: the one of a kind oldest Knob Creek single barrel bottle ever, an unbelievable 20 year (!) Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey picked by Medicinal Whiskey Charity and James B Beam master distiller Fred Noe, and “The Begrudging Truth,” an incredible 10 year 11 month old 130.2 proof bottle of Willett Family Estate Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, the unanimous choice of our barrel pick team among 6 barrel samples selected for us by Willett Distillery.
We’ll have a live and silent auction of incredible experiences and items as well as open bar, rare pour bar, special master distiller led tasting, sit down dinner and the return of Zack Attack as the musical entertainment, so you better put on your dancing shoes. Truly will be a night to remember!
VIP Reception, Tastings, Dinner and Program
6 pm: Doors Open for VIP Sponsor and Guest registration
615 pm: Cocktail Hour, Mix and Mingle, Special Tastings and Rare Pour Bar
730 pm: Seating for Program and Dinner
745 pm: Master Distiller Led Tastings, Dinner, Auction
8:30 pm: transition to Dance Party with doors opening for General Admission Party Passholders (open bar, snacks, late night food, Rare Pour Bar
9 pm - midnight: Dance Party with Zack Attack!
Dress is black tie optional or festive cocktail attire
Call Michael Huang 859-321-3975 or click link below for information about tickets, sponsorships, donating to our silent and live auction or supporting our event.
All proceeds benefit UK Transplant Center and Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Special thanks to our generous sponsors
Presenting sponsor Paddock Bourbon Club
Corporate Partners
Master Distiller Sponsors
Barrel Strength Sponsors
Brand Ambassador Sponsors
Hurricane Helene Relief Auction
The auction has ended, and thanks to our supporters, the Hurricane Helene Relief Auction raised $8,000 to go toward rebuilding efforts in North Carolina.
If you are one of the auction item winners and have not made arrangements for bottle pickup, please email questions or a UPS shipping label to info@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org at your earliest convenience. Thanks!
Hurricane Helene has personally and severely affected so many members of our Medicinal Whiskey Charity family and friends, with a great many of our partners residing in the storm's path. We want to help, the best way we know how. We are auctioning off several of our barrel picks and other great bottles to support the local rebuilding efforts in our home areas of the North and South Carolina and Georgia. Whether or not you win one of the lots, also feel free to donate directly to this site to help our friends in need. So in addition to the August Burn Sweepstakes, you can bid and win some great bottles.
Auction has ended.
Children’s Burn Sweepstakes
For this sweepstakes we have partnered with The Burn Foundation of America. Ten winners will be selected to win the pictured prizes. Funds raised from this sweepstakes will go directly to fully fund the "Shop with a Doc" event in Augusta, Ga hosted by the Burn Foundation of America. Every December, the "Shop with a Doc" event invites children burn victims and patients to come Christmas shopping with their medical providers. Each child is given a $150 gift card to use to buy themselves Christmas gifts alongside their doctors, PA's, and nurses at a retail location. Burn victims endure lifelong physical and psychological struggles and this event is just one way that encourages and supports their overall well being. With your help, we hope to raise all the support needed to fully sponsor this incredible and special event. Any excess funds from this sweepstakes will go to Children’s Hospitals in the areas hardest hit by Helene, including Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Sweepstakes has ended.
Click below to donate to support our core children’s charities
Thank You To Our $10,000 Master Distiller Sponsors
Thank You To Our $5,000 Barrel Proof Sponsors
Thank You To Our $1,000 Single Barrel Sponsors
2nd Annual Winter Gala
On December 8, 2023 at 7:00pm Medicinal Whiskey Charity and The Bourbon Review are hosting the 2nd Annual Winter Gala at The Carrick House in Lexington, Kentucky. All funds raised from the event will directly benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital and the UK Transplant Center.
Special thank you to Fred Noe, James B. Beam Distilling Co., Drew Kulsveen, and Willett Distillery for their immense generosity in donating special barrels to make this event a success.
Click the link below to purchase tickets!
Booker’s/Baker’s Sweepstakes & Bourbon Auction
Booker’s/Baker’s Sweepstakes
*This sweepstakes has ended
FIVE WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED! Click below to enter for a chance to win one of our Booker’s and Baker’s Private Selections. All funds raised will directly benefit UK Transplant patients!
Bourbon Auction
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Click below to see all the items up for our auction benefitting Kentucky Children’s Hospital & UK Transplant.
Win an ENTIRE BARREL OF WILLETT FAMILY ESTATE BOURBON!
*This sweepstakes has ended
Grand Prize Winner - Christopher Russo
Second Place Prize Winner - Barry Monteith
Third Place Prize Winner - Scott Hardy
All winners were chosen via randomizer through the fundraising platform RallyUp and notified by email at the time of drawing.
All funds raised directly benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital.
Medicinal Whiskey Charity Gala
On December 10th, 2022 MWC partnered with James B Beam Distilling Company to host a black tie charity event and raised $350,000 for Kentucky Children’s Hospital and UK Transplant.
The event was co sponsored by The Bourbon Review.
Booker’s Single Barrel Sweepstakes
Three bottles of the first ever Booker’s Single Barrel signed by Fred Noe will be available to win in this sweepstakes. All funds raised from this event will go directly to benefit the University of Kentucky Transplant Center.
This sweepstakes has ended.
Winners listed below!
Dominic Wade
Kevin Sapp
Robert Stewart
Click below to enter
Booker’s Single Barrel
We cannot thank James B Beam enough for the opportunity to select the first ever Booker’s Single Barrel. This barrel will celebrate the beautiful story of Fred Noe’s second chance, the incredibly selfless actions of DeeAnn Hogan, and the dedicated UK transplant team headed by Dr. Malay Shah. This barrel will cement Fred Noe and James B Beam’s lasting connection and legacy with UK transplant.
Drew Holcomb Concert
Saturday, November 6, 2021, MWC hosted a concert with Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors to benefit “BI-LO Charities Children’s Cancer Center” at Prisma Health and the “Clement’s Kindness Fund.” This event raised $100,000 to benefit pediatric cancer patients.
We cannot thank our sponsors enough for their generous donations to making this event happen.
Click below for more details and photos from this event
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Contact Information
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Chairman
Ryan@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org
Vice Chairman
Johnmartin@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org
Historian
Johnmckillop@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org
Secretary
Michael@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org
Board Advisor
Jonbailey@medicinalwhiskeycharity.org