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Posted on 06/09/2026 3:07:16 AM PDT by dennisw
Nearly half a million dollars' worth of bourbon was handed over to thieves who fooled employees of a Philadelphia liquor store into loading up their getaway truck.
A total of 1,800 cases of Noble Oak Bourbon were stolen from A21 Wine & Spirits on Friday in what company officials told NBC10 was a 'coordinated cargo theft operation.'
Officials said the cases contained six bottles of bourbon, which sell for roughly $40 each, meaning the thieves made off with more than $430,000 worth of product.
Rob Koch, chief operating officer of the bourbon company, told NBC10 that the suspects convinced warehouse workers to believe they were supposed to load their truck with the bourbon bottles.
Koch added that the employees did not follow standard security procedures and allowed them to enter to 'move forward with the heist.'
'This is one of the largest thefts of bourbon that we've seen, especially this year in the region,' Koch told NBC10.
A spokesperson for A21 Wine & Spirits told the outlet that they are treating the theft as a very serious criminal matter.
'The theft involved a significant quantity of premium bourbon from our newly acquired brand, Noble Oak, and appears to have been executed with knowledge of logistics operations and product movement schedules,' said the spokesperson.
A21 Wine & Spirits in Philadelphia had a total of 1,800 cases of Noble Oak Bourbon stolen on Friday
Officials said the cases contained six bottles of bourbon, which sell for roughly $40 each, meaning the thieves made off with more than $430,000 worth of product
The COO said that the stolen bourbon may be resold through illegal distribution networks.
Company officials are asking distributors, operators, and consumers to remain on alert for suspicious quantities of Noble Oak outside established channels.
'It's been very stressful. It's been a huge emotional rollercoaster, but every bottle for us plants a tree, so even though these thieves heisted 10,800 bottles from our company, we're still planting those trees,' Koch said.
The company also had a moment to make light of the situation, calling itself 'The hottest bottle in Philly' in a Facebook post after the incident.
Every bottle sold of Noble Oak plants a tree through their partnerships with Giving and The Common Orchard Project.
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Aren’t PA liquor stores all State-run?
Poorly written story, appears to be a warehouse. Question, what other stories does the press get wrong? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Yea, especially when you are required by law to use oak. You have to use a new oak barrel to make/age bourbon or it is not bourbon.
Really? I thought they would ignore the matter, since it happened in a blue city!! 🤣
The theft involved a significant quantity of premium bourbon from our newly acquired brand, Noble Oak...
This caper sure looks like a fine example of inginuity, even though AI sez that
Gin and bourbon are fundamentally different spirits. Gin is a clear, unaged grain spirit defined by juniper and botanicals, offering a crisp, herbal, and floral profile. Bourbon is a rich, barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn, delivering sweet, warm flavors like vanilla, caramel, and oak.
Yeah, but always check the result. It could be wrong, especially because --
inginuity is from Latin
ingenuitās f (genitive ingenuitātis); third declension
1. (originally) The condition of being free-born or noble
2. noble-mindedness, ingenuousness
/SA
“Whatever else, bourbon is not that.”
Why take a chance on it going bad? Better to consume it.
Replace ‘shot’ with ‘scotch’ and you’ve nailed the lyric...
I was in a local liquor store last summer and that song was playing — sort of surreal!
Replace ‘shot’ with ‘scotch’ and you’ve nailed the lyric...
I was in a local liquor store last summer and that song was playing — sort of surreal!
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The once surreal is now the for reals. I stand corrected on the great George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLnRB04QF8&t=3s
It’s was a warehouse not a retail store. In Pennsylvania, all retail sales of wine and liquor are through state owned stores. Yes, it sucks.
Just follow the trail of empties alongside the roadways, track it right to the crashed getaway truck.
One bourbon, one Scotch and one beer
Almost all of them.
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