The 2020 Evergreen Ball is SOLD OUT. Only attendees of the event can bid on the auction.
The Evergreen Ball is an annual black-tie gala that has raised more than $6.5 million over the years. It is a celebration of donors and businesses who make extraordinary contributions to support the programs and projects that educate future generations and preserve Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Collector’s Buffalo Trace Bourbon Whiskey
Rare Collector’s Bottle of Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This is a must-have for Bourbon Whiskey collectors. Friends of the Smokies has been given a bottle from the sixth millionth barrel of Buffalo Trace. There are only 400 bottles in existence and they are not for sale to the general public. They were given exclusively to select nonprofits.
In April 2018, Buffalo Trace Distillery rolled out its seven millionth barrel produced since Prohibition into Warehouse V, the world’s only bonded single barrel aging warehouse. That meant, the existing sixth millionth barrel that had been residing in Warehouse V since 2008 would need to take up new residence.
Promptly moved into another warehouse to mature for another year, this bourbon has aged a full 10 years 11 months. The six millionth barrel of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has been filled into 375ml bottles and is being made available exclusively to nonprofit organizations for fundraising opportunities.
Each bottle from the sixth millionth barrel has a beautifully handwritten description on the glass. The bottles in turn have been packaged in a numbered hardwood showcase box that includes a piece of the charred oak stave from the historic barrel and small brochure explaining the significance of this collector’s edition.
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