PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Will Kenny Foundation will hold a fundraising event next week, which features a new customer whiskey.

The inaugural "Whiskey + Robots" fundraiser event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 4 at Black Band Distillery in Peoria, said Jill Wright, the foundation's vice president.

She said the event will feature the launch of "The Bear," a small batch whiskey created by the distillery specifically for the foundation.

The event will allow attendees to be the first to taste and purchase the specially crafted whiskey, she said. All proceeds will support expanding STEM education opportunities throughout central Illinois.

Whiskey + Robots will feature additional tastings from Black Band Distillery, with VIP ticket holders receiving private tasting experiences. There

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