The liquor in question? Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey bottled in 1912 by the nearby West Overton Distilling Co. The culprit? A 62-year-old man by the name of John Saunders.
Nine cases of said aged whiskey were found inside the walls and stairwells of the Scottdale, Penn. mansion Patricia Hill purchased in 2012. Hill bought the home, originally built by coal tycoon J.P. Brennan, to convert it into a bed-and-brea
The Scottdale police are charging Saunders for stealing and receiving stolen property, as it it believed he drank the 52 bottles. His DNA was linked to three of the empty bottles. Hill had the bottles appraised by renowned New York auction house Bonhams and the estimated value of the chugged whiskey is estimated at $102,400.
“This whole experience has shocked me,” Hill told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Revi
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