Utah’s first drawing for hard-to-get liquors officially launched Tuesday, with the state offering bottles of Elmer T. Lee single barrel bourbon for $37.99.
This award-winning whiskey is practically a steal. A 750 milliliter bottle is listed for as much as $300 online. It’s one instance when the state’s mandatory 88% markup on spirits favors consumers.
Utahns now have seven days to visit the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control website — https://abc.utah.gov — to register for a chance to buy one of the 108 bottles the state received this year from the famed Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky.