The allotment was originally 841 bottles, but six bottles were broken during the trip, leaving a total of 835, Lê said, adding that he rented a U-Haul to retrieve the cases. The cases had to be collected from distribution centers and Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across the state before being shipped. The PLCB agreed and shipped 75 cases of the rye whiskey to the Fine Wine & Good Spirits store in Flourtown, Montgomery County. The PLCB takes bulk purchase requests from licensees and consumers, Kelly said.Ī deal was worked out for Hop Sing Laundromat to buy the state's entire supply, so long as the PLCB could ship it to one Fine Wine & Good Spirits store where Lê could pick it up. So the PLCB had these bottles sitting in distribution centers and Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across the state.Ī PLCB representative contacted Lê, the bar owner said, inquiring if he would be interested in purchasing some of the cases the state had been sitting on for nearly two years. The whiskey was featured in Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across Pennsylvania and was popular during the 2020 holiday season, but PLCB spokesperson Shawn Kelly said that the product did not sell through as quickly as anticipated. The company later relocated to Ohio before moving to its current distillery in Kentucky in 1987.Īll the whiskey distributed to Ohio sold out. Old Overholt was founded in 1810 in West Overton, Pennsylvania, which is about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. To honor the whiskey brand's roots, the cases were distributed exclusively in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The distillery had conducted a one-time release of 600 cases of this 11-year-old spirit in 2020 to celebrate the label's 210th anniversary. Jena Friedman brings her dark, feminist humor home with upcoming standup set in Philly.Safran Turney brings thick crust pies to Midtown Village with opening of Good Luck Pizza Co.Center City restaurant teams up with Manatawny Still Works to create batch of limited edition gin.Hop Sing Laundromat bought up the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's entire stash of Old Overholt's 92.6-proof rye whiskey earlier this month, a haul that totaled 835 limited-release bottles, said Lê, owner of the speakeasy-style North Korean cocktail bar in Chinatown. One of Philly's most acclaimed bars is tempting whiskey drinkers with an exclusive opportunity to try a rare, limited-release rye.
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