Officials in the bourbon basin* say they’ve put all the pieces of a puzzling disappearing whiskey caper together, announcing the arrest of a group accused of orchestrating liquor thefts at two famous Kentucky distilleries. [More]
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Rare Bourbon Could Get Even Harder To Find After $26K Pappy Van Winkle Heist
By 10.17.13
It’s tough enough out there for people with a taste for a particular bourbon by Buffalo Trace’s distillery — only about 7,000 cases of Pappy Van Winkle are produced a year and the spirit has a devoted set of consumers. But it could be even tricker to score a bottle after someone lifted $26,000 worth, about 65 cases, from a Buffalo Trace facility. [More]
