Sheriff: Buffalo Trace employee charged after five barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon found behind shed | Franklin County | Kentucky.com

 

A Buffalo Trace Distillery employee has been charged in connection with the theft of five barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon, Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton said Thursday.

 

The barrels were recovered Wednesday during a search of a residence on St. John's Road in northwestern Franklin County. The barrels were found behind a storage shed.

 

Each barrel was valued at $3,000, according to Wild Turkey. The distillery said it was investigating to verify the barrels, which were altered by burning or painting, were Wild Turkey. Identifying marks are normally on the barrel heads.

 

Gilbert Thomas Curtsinger, 45, of Franklin County, was arrested Wednesday and lodged in the Franklin County Regional Jail, Melton said.

 

Two hundred bottles of rare 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon went missing in 2013 from Curtsinger's employer, Buffalo Trace, Melton said.

 

In the Wild Turkey case, Curtsinger is charged with receiving stolen property over $10,000, possession of a controlled substance (steroids) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

 

The sheriff's office received a tip, and after an investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant,

So now we may have a suspect in the Pappy case.

Hum. Has to be more people involved. For those that don't know, and the article did a poor job of explaining this, Buffalo Trace does not make Wild Turkey. Wild Turkey is made by the Wild Turkey distillery in Lawrenceburg. Sounds like someone from Wild Turkey has to be involved as well.

Hum. Has to be more people involved. For those that don't know, and the article did a poor job of explaining this, Buffalo Trace does not make Wild Turkey. Wild Turkey is made by the Wild Turkey distillery in Lawrenceburg. Sounds like someone from Wild Turkey has to be involved as well.

 

Thats what I thought, it had me confused.

 

 

 

---I know easy to do----

I was thinking he worked for both places.

There is another person of interest that works at Wild Turkey. No way that guy lifted 5 500 pound barrels of bourbon by himself.