Man Stole A $26000 Bottle of Scotch

[Imp]

I work just down the street from this store and I've been there myself. It's right in downtown Toronto and all liquor is sold through the government stores. Any average Joe can go here. They have $26k bottles of scotch in one section and the 9% barf Labatt Wildcat beer in another section.

Booze in Ontario is only sold at government-run stores. And it seems like someone needs to be fired from this one.

Not entirely true.

Even I didn't know this until last year when the issue came up, but the Beer Store is run by a conglomerate of Canadian liquor companies (Labatt, Molson). For some reason, they are allowed to have a government mandated "monopoly" (oligopoly?) along with the government owned/operated LCBO (more crown corporation than direct government).

I never pay attention to the expensive hard liquor, but I know that certain LCBOs have vintages sections. They use a simple glass case with a pretty cheap looking set of locks.

 

[silverpig]

They just leave a 26k bottle of scotch out in the open for anyone to grab? Doesn't seem like a very uh... prudent thing to do.

It's in a glass case and every time I've seen them the glass cases are locked. You'd have to ask an employee to open it for you, and even then, I don't know if they would do that for just anyone.

How the guy got his hands on it is beyond me.

They do have a range of bottles in the "nice" scotch section, from $100 bottles all the way on up. The $100 bottles sit in rows on shelves. The $300 bottles sit on a nicer shelf and are more spaced out. The $500-$1000 bottles sit by themselves in a nice open display where you can touch if you want. The >$1k bottles sit in a locked glass display.

This is a general assessment and may be a little different from store to store.

 

[silverpig]

Not entirely true.

Even I didn't know this until last year when the issue came up, but the Beer Store is run by a conglomerate of Canadian liquor companies (Labatt, Molson). For some reason, they are allowed to have a government mandated "monopoly" (oligopoly?) along with the government owned/operated LCBO (more crown corporation than direct government).

I never pay attention to the expensive hard liquor, but I know that certain LCBOs have vintages sections. They use a simple glass case with a pretty cheap looking set of locks.

That's not booze. That's beer.

I consider booze to be synonymous with liquor - whisky etc.

You can get wine from wineries and cold beer and wine stores. You can get beer elsewhere as well, but liquor is through the LCBO.

 

[Imp]

That's not booze. That's beer.

I consider booze to be synonymous with liquor - whisky etc.

You can get wine from wineries and cold beer and wine stores. You can get beer elsewhere as well, but liquor is through the LCBO.

If it contains alcohol and/or the kiddies use it to get da drunk, I call it booze.

And the locks they use in the Vintages section really looks like they came with the cabinet from what I remember.

 

[KeithTalent]

That's not booze. That's beer.

I consider booze to be liquor - whisky etc.

You can get wine from wineries and cold beer and wine stores. You can get beer elsewhere as well, but liquor is through the LCBO.

Weird. I thought all of the Provinces were the same, but we have many independent liquor stores now which sell alcohol of all kinds. Surprised you guys still lag behind there especially with Ford in charge for so long.

KT

 

[Imp]

Weird. I thought all of the Provinces were the same, but we have many independent liquor stores now which sell alcohol of all kinds. Surprised you guys still lag behind there especially with Ford in charge for so long.

KT

Apparently, Alberta (and BC is a weird hybrid?) sells liquor through private stores.

Ford's municipal. LCBO is provincial and provincial is dirty liburals right now.

 

[KeithTalent]

Apparently, Alberta (and BC is a weird hybrid?) sells liquor through private stores.

Ford's municipal. LCBO is provincial and provincial is dirty liburals right now.

Ah right, forgot how that all worked. I remember Manitoba being crazy restrictive, so here is pretty nice compared to that. Still surprised Ontario is so behind the times though.

KT

 

[sdifox]

Weird. I thought all of the Provinces were the same, but we have many independent liquor stores now which sell alcohol of all kinds. Surprised you guys still lag behind there especially with Ford in charge for so long.

KT

Ford is only in charge of Tonto, ON.

 

[KeithTalent]

Ford is only in charge of Tonto, ON.

Giddyup.

KT

 

[beachchica]

How much you want to bet it's already gone and he mixed it with Coke and ice?

 

[Imp]

Ah right, forgot how that all worked. I remember Manitoba being crazy restrictive, so here is pretty nice compared to that. Still surprised Ontario is so behind the times though.

KT

The debate came up last year about opening up the monopoly, but because of all the provincial deficits, I think general public opinion was that the revenue was irreplaceable. And the prices in Alberta where it's privatized are apparently the same or higher. Bla bla bla on booze being more accessible ot kiddies, etc.

Personally, I don't care. There's at least one LCBO per town and a couple within walking distance in major cities. I have a two LCBOs and a Beer Store within a 5-10 minute walk of home.

 

[Iron Woode]

you guys should read about the history of the LCBO.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCBO

 

[Mixolydian]

Do people actually buy $26k bottles of alcohol?

 

[sdifox]

Do people actually buy $26k bottles of alcohol?

no, they just show them in the store, waiting for it to be stolen :whiste:

 

[Iron Woode]

Do people actually buy $26k bottles of alcohol?

I am sure someone does, but it isn't me.

 

[1sikbITCH]

If that's the best picture they have of him then good luck.

On the one hand it's not going to be easy to fence, but on the other hand it's not going to depreciate in value while the case gets cold.

Have you been in a BestBuy/Fry's/CompUSA lately?

Also, places which sell $26,000.00 bottles of alcohol are not your corner get drunk fast liquor store with bars on the window and a shotgun behind the counter. Jocleefus isn't coming in these stores.

O'rly?

He certainly looks like a sophisticated wine aficionado to me That place seems to be just a big old liquor store.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Glenfiddich Scotch Single Malt 15 Year Old 750ML - $60.49/bottle.

I'm gonna buy 100 of these and wait 35 years to make a profit. :biggrin:

Scotch doesn't "age" after being bottled, only in the cask. So, unless there was something particularly remarkable about the year / batch that you bought, or unless the distillery suddenly disappeared, it'd be worth around $60 + inflation if sold in the future.

 

[holden j caufield]

if it's a private business with insurance...

I'd think if they can't sell it, why not hire some guy in a disguise to steal it and then claim the loss?

<- this guy has probably watched to many conspiracy movies.

But I think for a private business to not keep tabs on a 26k is either extremely stupid or it's playing insurance games. It's 26k, not a pack of gum that any kid can snatch or more likely break.

 

[Imp]

Just noticed that guy looks like Matthew Good.

 

[dr150]

That reminds me....it's after 7PM....time to make myself a manhattan.

 

[silverpig]

Weird. I thought all of the Provinces were the same, but we have many independent liquor stores now which sell alcohol of all kinds. Surprised you guys still lag behind there especially with Ford in charge for so long.

KT

Yeah, I like the BC model. You can get beer anywhere, you can get wine in the VQA stores, and the BC Liquor stores have everything.

The BC signature stores are pretty nice and have all sorts of wonderful things in them. I got to know the beer guy in the Surrey signature store fairly well. Henning was his name. He'd bring in all sorts of cool stuff and tell me about them all. Sometime we'd just BS about beer for 30-45 minutes in the store.

It still strikes me as weird when I go to the states and see cases of beer at Safeway

 

[God Mode]

If that's the best picture they have of him then good luck.

On the one hand it's not going to be easy to fence, but on the other hand it's not going to depreciate in value while the case gets cold.

I always knew Kevin Spacey was a dastardly fellow.

 

[Rakehellion]

The man is described as white, 35-45, 5’10&#8243;, clean-shaven with black-framed glasses. He was last seen wearing a Burberry plaid shirt, brown hat, brown trenchcoat and black jeans.

What a hipster.

 

[JulesMaximus]

That's not booze. That's beer.

I consider booze to be synonymous with liquor - whisky etc.

You can get wine from wineries and cold beer and wine stores. You can get beer elsewhere as well, but liquor is through the LCBO.

You can buy wine, beer and hard liquor at your local supermarket here.

 

[IronWing]

I'd be more disgusted to hear that someone bought it for $26k than to learn someone stole it.