On Tuesday, April 20, from 6-7 p.m. MST Wyoming Whiskey will host a live virtual auction featuring the sale of four custom bottles from its recently released Wide-Open Spaces collection. Wyoming Whiskey will auction off the special edition bottles, honoring Wyoming’s majestic landscapes, along with additional items like custom merchandise and vacation rentals, to benefit the National Park Foundation and raise funds for the preservation of national parks across the country. Silent auction bidding begins today.
The Wide-Open Spaces collection is an annual, small batch production of Wyoming Whiskey. The first in the collection, Wide-Open Spaces By Air, includes four artfully crafted one-of-a-kind bottles of Wyoming Whiskey, as well as a new National Parks Limited Edition American whiskey.
The By Air collection is our tribute to the natural beauty of the very place that inspired our American Whiskey. We are truly fortunate to live among parks that are national treasures. It is only right that we pay it forward in preserving these wide-open spaces through this annual initiative that supports the National Park Foundation.
David DeFazio, co-founder of Wyoming Whiskey
Each bottle of the By Air series is held within a decorative wooden vessel mirroring Wyoming’s topography, hand-carved by natural materials artist Jamison Sellers. The labels on each bottle feature aerial images captured by celebrated Jackson Hole photographer Tuck Fauntleroy, known for his abstract and grandiose landscapes. The series of images were curated by award-winning actor and environmentalist Harrison Ford, the creative director of the series.
Celebrating four special landscapes in Wyoming, each bottle has been paired with a thoughtfully chosen American Whiskey. The Black Sand Basin inspired a small batch bourbon with smooth, sweet flavors of orange, vanilla and caramel. The Hayden Valley is paired with a big, bold whiskey that displays aromas of dark chocolate covered cherries, wintergreen leaves, and devil’s food cake with coconut and walnut icing. The Grand Teton sparked a rye bourbon that has never been released as a single barrel expression before. Filled with notes of blackberry cobbler, English sticky toffee pudding, and honeyed hay, the palate finishes with baking spices and orange blossom honey. This is an exceptionally balanced whiskey with great finesse and a spectrum of flavors to suit every palate. And inspired by Yellowstone Lake comes the finest of Wyoming Whiskey’s small batch bourbon. Bottled at cask strength, it offers notes of prunes in sweet syrup, black currant, and Persian black tea. The finish is long, with hints of medjool dates, thick molasses, and savory desert sage blossom honey. It is a complex bourbon with a wide spectrum of sweet, savory, spicy, smoky, and nutty aromas.
Wyoming Whiskey’s support inspires people to celebrate and give back to the treasured places that give us so much. The National Park Foundation is thrilled to be the beneficiary of the virtual auction and will use these funds to preserve and protect our national parks for current and future generations.
Stefanie Mathew, senior vice president of corporate partnerships at the National Park Foundation
The National Park Foundation works to protect wildlife and park lands, preserve history and culture, educate and engage youth, and connect people everywhere to the wonder of parks.
The Limited Edition American whiskey is available for purchase at select Wyoming retailers for $49.99. Each one-of-a-kind custom bottle of Wyoming Whiskey will be available for purchase through the live virtual auction only. To RSVP, register to bid, or to donate to the cause click here. Follow @wyomingwhiskey on Instagram for specials, news, and updates.
