Toronto Star: Man steals a $26,000 bottle of scotch from downtown Toronto LCBO store
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Letting someone walk around the store with something like this is just dumb. Even if they have every intention of paying for it. Too many things can happen. What if the bottle dropped and smashed all over the floor? Try explaining that one to insurance/higher-ups.
Apparently razor blades is the most popular shoplifted item... explains why you have to pay for them immediately. And also why they have those annoying alarm display things when you go to take one.
That's the Queens Quay liquor store by the LCBO warehouse. And no they did not just leave it sitting on the shelf. I saw this very bottle in there a couple of weeks ago and it was in a locked cabinet by the wine tasting area on the left hand side of the store. I love scotch and I remembered thinking who would pay $26,000 for a bottle.They left a $26,000 bottle of scotch on the shelf when they lock up $250 bottles of wine?
I don't know how he got into that cabinet.
LOL... when my crazy old man was alive he'd rip off the LCBO all the time.
Go in and pay for a 750ml bottle and come home with 2 extra mickeys in his pocket.
It would drive my mother crazy... he figured that if he was ever caught he would just play the 'forgetful old man' card.
An employee had to be in on it . No friggin way that they gave him that bottle and didn't watch him walking around with it . At Canadian Tire if you buy something behind the glass the store employee will bring it to a cashier . They do that at many stores . Once you've paid for it at the cashier then it goes into your hands .
What if he accidentally dropped that bottle . Oops sorry about that . Do you have another one ?
What if he accidentally dropped that bottle . Oops sorry about that . Do you have another one ?
Since LCBO is government owned does that mean taxpayers are going to
have to absorb the loss of $26,000. I have a hunch that the thief already
downed the whole bottle of scotch with chicken wings and there is little
chance he will pay even if he gets caught.
have to absorb the loss of $26,000. I have a hunch that the thief already
downed the whole bottle of scotch with chicken wings and there is little
chance he will pay even if he gets caught.
Must be some smooth scotch... they should deff have more security on it though! How could they have only discovered it was missing the next day... irresponsible LCBO
The value in this bottle of scotch is in its rarity and snob appeal.I have no doubt that a 50 year old scotch is very fine, but how much better can it be compared to a premium bottle of scotch off the LCBO shelves? I like Chivas Regal, I have also enjoyed Chivas Regal 18 and Chivas Royal Salute. ( 21 year old ) Chivas 25 year old scotch. For regular drinking, Chivas 12 or 18 of fine by me. I will not even buy the Chivas 18 in Canada as it is only $60 in NY state ( vs. $95 LCBO ). In a blind taste test between something like Chivas Royal Salute and the 50 year old bottle of Glenfiddich, most people will not even discern which one is the better scotch.
The age doesn't automatically mean smoothness, but it will bring out more complexities. Many experts and some wannabes will describe all the different flavours that come through, but for me it's a lot simpler than that. Does it taste good and would you drink/buy it again. The price is more a factor of rarity. Out of a run of a few thousand barrels of a whiskey each year few will be held onto for 40 or 50 years and even fewer will survive life's little event. Each one you enjoy and hopefully share makes the run more rare. I think this was one of the single malts offered up for auction last year. I doubt the thief was the mastermind and it was a commissioned theft.
The whiskey only survives if it is kept under optimum conditions. If not then it may take on some undesirable characteristics. The seal must be intact, and the bottle kept out of the light. If the whiskey was bottled 25 years ago, then it would not compare to a whiskey that has been aged in the cask.
It may be just coincidence, but Kevin has had a smirking grin all week.
That what I meant by life's events. there were only 50 bottles of this whiskey capped, although some reports say 15. It's not the rarest or oldest in the Glenfiddch collection. Whiskeys don't age in the bottle.
Remembering this one from you the last time Scotches were discussed made me chuckle;
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Like very expensive royal jelly honey. Don't waste your money tasting something like this if you smoke.
True for regular scotch, but at $26 grand, pretty much the only people that can afford it are 1%ers.
Stated this earlier in the thread, I also think an employee was in on it.
I wasn't being serious. A 1oz. shot at a bar must be $2000-$2500 or more. Besides, I like cognac more than scotch anyway.
I've had the chance to enjoy Scotches in the 30-40 year range, as gifts and simply wouldn't buy one myself as their cost and flavour relative to what I like are worth it. Even the one rare bottle I bought, an anniversary McCallum, ~$150 in 1990, now ~$800, was a treat, but i won't get a second one for 800 reasons.
