For bourbon taters, there’s no rush quite like getting their hands on a prized bottle at an affordable price. But when it comes to tracking down these rare expressions, not all that glitters is Pappy — especially on social media. Now, it appears American bourbon collectors have been scammed by yet another seemingly successful operation.
According to news network WDRB Louisville, alleged spirits scam Whiskey Shack targeted a number of southern Indiana and Kentucky residents this year, claiming to sell a variety of highly allocated bottles at or under cost. After hitting purchase, customers reported receiving fraudulent shipping numbers through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) which were later delivered to incorrect addresses, if they were delivered at all. And though some orders received by USPS did contain several bottles (none of which were the expressions promised), each package was suspiciously light when weighed.
Louisville resident Ken Mueller was one of Whiskey Shacks’ many alleged victims. On Dec. 13, he told WDRB that he has been collecting whiskey for years. So when he came across a Facebook advertisement from a small liquor store that was going out of business, he believed he had to act quickly.
““It looked spectacular,” Mueller explained to WDRB of Whiskey Shack’s post. “They had a ton of dusty bottles and stuff they were getting rid of at cost — or just under cost — just to settle tax liens.”
Mueller was even more convinced after heading over to the advertised website, telling the news network that
