Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey and Kentucky’s Original Black Bourbon Enthusiasts – aka KOBBE – will release an exclusive single-barrel bourbon selected by KOBBE and former University of Louisville basketball players and fans on Saturday, March 8. 

The event will include a special bottle signing with former players Stephan Van Treese (2009-2014), Larry O’Bannon (2001-2005), Mike Marra (2009-2012) and Matt Simons (1993-1995).

A portion of the proceeds will go toward KOBBE (a 501c3) and their non-profit initiatives. The bottle release and signing will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room and Distillery, 624 W. Main St at 6^th St.

Buzzard’s Roost Co-founders Jason Brauner and Judy Hollis Jones, and KOBBE Founder Jamar Mack also will attend and be available to sign bottles.

The KOBBE single barrel contains a mash bill consisting of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley; it was bottled at 115 proof, and will be available only at the Buzzard’s Roost Tasting Room & Distillery for a price of $95 per bottle.

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About Buzzard’s Roost

Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskeys started in 2022 and is an independent distiller, blender and bottler of exceptional whiskies crafted using pioneering techniques. Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys are created using a break-through approach to secondary maturation including 18-month-seasoned oak barrels for intensified flavors, and exclusive use of Char #1 over very specific toast levels designed to coax complex flavors from each barrel, leading to bourbon and rye whiskeys that taste like no other.