Chris Stapleton has teamed with Buffalo Trace Distillery to help raise money for disaster relief in Texas and Kentucky by auctioning off select bottles of the new “Bottled in Bond Day” commemorative edition of Col E.H. Taylor, Jr. single barrel whiskey. The bottles are in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Col. Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. getting the Bottled in Bond Act passed, which was the first consumer protection act.
“The first glass of E.H. Taylor, Jr. I ever had was in the studio. Vance Powell, engineer of both music & good times, brought a bottle to the session for inspiration,” Chris shares on Instagram. “That week we recorded an entire album, and that album was ‘Traveller.’ We’ve made it a point to keep a bottle around ever since.”
He adds, “So when E.H. Taylor, Jr. approached us to partner up for an exclusive bottling in celebration of Bottled in Bond Day, it seemed like a natural fit since they were already a part of our musical journey.”
Fans interested in bidding on the first batch of bottles, all autographed by Chris, can do so at Charity Buzz, with all the proceeds going to help those affected by the recent natural disasters in Texas and Kentucky.