Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services to Host Highly Sought Spirits Lottery

For Immediate Release: Monday, November 24, 2025

Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) will open registration for limited availability whiskey lotteries beginning Sunday, Nov. 30, to give residents and alcohol license holders an opportunity to purchase highly sought spirits. The lotteries are free to enter, but are open only to Montgomery County residents and alcohol licensees. Entrants must be 21 or older.

Among the spirits available for purchase are George T. Stagg 2024 Bourbon, Heaven Hill Heritage 19 Year Bourbon, and Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Vol. 5 Rye. ABS expects to release more than 500 bottles for purchase in the lotteries.

 

Registration opens at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. After registration closes, a random drawing will be conducted. Winning numbers will be posted on the ABS website at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. Winners will be able to purchase their bottles at a designated store from Monday, Dec. 15, through Saturday, Jan. 17.

Residents entering the lottery may select their top preferences from the list of available bottles. Bottle counts will be listed on the registration forms. Details on how to enter, including the entry form, are available at montgomerycountymd.gov/abs/lottery.

A second lottery will be open to Montgomery County alcohol license holders who are authorized to sell spirits on their premises. The licensee lottery will run concurrently with the resident lottery and will increase the availability of allocated items for purchase by the glass. Licensees can enter at the ABS lottery webpage.

“This year has been outstanding for highly allocated products, and we are pleased to be able to offer a special, second lottery exclusively for Montgomery County residents and license holders again this year,” said ABS Retail Division Chief John Donovan. “As always, the lotteries are designed to offer fair pricing and equitable access, including the chance to sip rare spirits at local restaurants.”

ABS is the alcohol wholesaler of beer, wine, and spirits for Montgomery County. It operates 27 retail stores throughout the County and manages alcohol licensing, enforcement, and education for more than 1,000 businesses. Generating tens of millions of dollars in net income annually, its profits are used to pay down County debt, with a large portion deposited in the general fund to support resident services that would otherwise be funded by County tax dollars. Follow ABS on Facebook and X.

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Media Contact: Jocelyn Rawat 202-604-7289
Categories: Alcoholic Beverage