{"id":1133528,"date":"2021-12-20T08:19:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1133528"},"modified":"2021-12-20T08:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T13:19:55","slug":"bourbon-community-raises-1-million-for-kentucky-tornado-victims-these-are-our-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bourbon-community-raises-1-million-for-kentucky-tornado-victims-these-are-our-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Bourbon Community Raises $1 Million for Kentucky Tornado Victims: &#039;These Are Our Friends&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbourbon-community-raises-1-million-for-kentucky-tornado-victims-these-are-our-friends%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1133528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-906828724-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The most well-known names in bourbon are coming together to help with recovery efforts after devastating tornadoes hit parts of Western Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Distillers\u2019 Association (KDA), bourbon curator Fred Minnick, along with the&nbsp;Bourbon Crusaders, recently announced the&nbsp;Kentucky Bourbon Benefit, <em>Southern Living<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/travel\/kentucky\/kentucky-bourbon-tornado-relief-fundraiser\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" readability=\"24.112299465241\">\n<p>The benefit\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/one.bidpal.net\/kybourbon\/welcome\">said<\/a>, \u201cAll proceeds will go directly to the state\u2019s official Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An infographic said the rare bottles and experiences would help rebuild homes, feed families, and offer other assistance:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1566265060241\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Bourbon community is coming together to help rebuild Western Kentucky. These rare bottles and experiences will rebuild homes, feed families and much more \ud83d\udda4&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PMNrgxI978\">https:\/\/t.co\/PMNrgxI978<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metallica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Metallica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredMinnick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FredMinnick<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BourbonCrusade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BourbonCrusade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyDistillers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KyDistillers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udlMifIH6X\">pic.twitter.com\/udlMifIH6X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blackened American Whiskey (@blckndwhsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blckndwhsky\/status\/1472282823440490496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cKentucky Bourbon is a community that spans throughout the Bluegrass State and from whiskey bars in Sidney to the collectors in Manitoba,\u201d Minnick explained in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p>Bourbon lovers everywhere want to help rebuild Western Kentucky with our hands, hearts, and wallets. Private collectors, Kentucky distillers, out-of-state brands, and celebrities donated rare auction items that will surely break records. The Bourbon community believes in the Commonwealth\u2019s bond of Bourbon and knows it can bring us together to rebuild.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The online and live auction will feature over 20 private barrel experiences, rare and vintage spirits, and offerings from the state\u2019s distilling and hospitality industries such as stays inside bed and breakfasts on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" readability=\"26.18994140625\">\n<p>The online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/926945148217638\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">auction<\/a> was scheduled to begin Thursday and go until Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. While a live auction was set for Tuesday beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Westport Whiskey &amp; Wine located in Louisville, the <em>Living<\/em> article read.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post on Saturday, Minnick <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredMinnick\/status\/1472419345364295680\">said<\/a> the effort had reached $1.54 million in money raised for the victims:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3577981651376\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The $270k for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillettWhiskey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WillettWhiskey<\/a> 19 Year for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kybourbonbenefit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kybourbonbenefit<\/a> sets a new record for largest dollar amount of bourbon ever sold, charity or otherwise. Currently, we are at $1.54 million for funds raised for the victims of the tornadoes. It ends on the 21st. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qasa689cOv\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qasa689cOv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FredMinnick (@FredMinnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredMinnick\/status\/1472419345364295680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cKentuckians are hurting,\u201d KDA President Eric Gregory said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve lost their homes, loved ones and their livelihoods. It\u2019s our obligation as a signature industry\u2014and duty as fellow Kentuckians\u2014to help each other in times of crisis. There is a real urgency here. These are our friends and neighbors, and they need help now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most well-known names in bourbon are coming together to help with recovery efforts after devastating tornadoes hit parts of Western Kentucky. 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