Looking for a hard-to-find bottle of Kentucky bourbon to toast the holidays? Then get your bids ready as the Bluegrass State launches its first online auction of confiscated alcohol.

The state is auctioning 32 bottles of alcohol it seized, including two bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year bourbon.

A new state law grants the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control the authority to auction off impounded alcohol.

There’s another chance for you to pick up a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle or Blanton’s. According to The New York Times, the state of Kentucky is auctioning off a bunch of bottles that it confiscated from closed criminal investigations,

Bourbon bandits, begone! On Monday, the state of Kentucky joined forces with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to auction off a lot of confiscated spirits. The sale is made possible thanks to a law signed by Gov.