Bourbon producer hoping first bottle brings record

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has its multimillion-dollar ham auction. Now the owner of a new central Kentucky bourbon producer is hoping the first bottle from his first batch will fetch a record price in an online auction that ends Thursday.

This year’s Grand Champion Ham at the Kentucky State Fair brought a record $2 million split between two bidders.

Brent Goodin of Boundary Oak Distillery in Hardin County told The News-Enterprise (http://bit.ly/1yqkAsS ) he is expecting more like $25,000 for Bottle No. 1 of Batch No. 1. With 24 hours to go before the auction ended, the high bid among 26 was $6,750 at http://hodgesauction.com .

Proceeds from the first bottle of bourbon legally produced in Hardin County since the 1890s will go to the charity of the buyer’s choice.

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