TWiB: $500,000 of Noble Oak bourbon stolen in heist, High-end whiskey collector crime ring solved, Booker's "The Milkshake Batch" Bourbon

About this episode

This episode covers a significant bourbon heist, the resolution of a crime ring targeting whiskey collectors, and the release of Booker's latest bourbon.

It's This Week in Bourbon for June 12th 2026. $500,000 of Noble Oak bourbon has been stolen in a truck heist, An organized crime ring targeting high-end whiskey collectors has been solved from the Madisonville Police Department, and Booker's "The Milkshake Batch" Bourbon gets released.Show Notes: Philadelphia Police and FBI Investigate $500,000 Noble Oak Bourbon Heist Lawrenceburg Historic Homes to Host Exclusive Screening and Guided Tours This July Madisonville Police Disrupt FB Group Whiskey Scam Defrauding Buyers of $86K Whiskey House of Kentucky Lays Off 30% of Staff Amid Industry Slowdown Give 270 Announces Next 20/20 Unicorn Raffle Featuring Rare Brown-Forman 150th Anniversary Bottle Orphan Barrel Unveils 25-Year Night Sage Blended Canadian Whisky Allies for Cherry Point Partners with Bespoken Spirits for Final Flight Reserve Harrier Tribute Thirty-One Lengths Launches $1,500 Ultra-Premium Bourbon Honoring Secretariat’s Legendary Victory Adventure Spirits Distilling Partners with Toledo Mud Hens for Stadium Craft Cocktails Hard Truth Distilling Co. Welcomes Back Double Oaked Sweet Mash Rye at 113 Entry Proof Penelope Flips Strategy to Debut New Classic Everyday Bourbon and…

People in this episode

Host: Bourbon Pursuit

Topics covered

• bourbon heist
• whiskey crime ring
• Booker's Bourbon release
• whiskey industry news
• whiskey collectors
• bourbon events

Keywords

• Noble Oak
• bourbon heist
• whiskey collectors
• Booker's
• crime ring
• whiskey industry
• whiskey news
• bourbon events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noble Oak, Madisonville Police Department, FBI, Whiskey House of Kentucky, Orphan Barrel, Adventure Spirits Distilling, Hard Truth Distilling Co., James B. Beam Distilling Company, Bespoken Spirits, Thirty-One Lengths

Products: Booker's "The Milkshake Batch" Bourbon

Places: Philadelphia, Kentucky

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