Whiskey heist under investigation; 12,000 bottles stolen
Sep 25, 2025, 11:35 AM | Updated: 3:18 pm
A man travels with a tray of scotch whiskey. (Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)
(Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)
A major whiskey heist is under investigation in Skagit County.
Westland Distillery told The Seattle Times that 12,000 bottles disappeared from a warehouse in Burlington over the summer.
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That includes bottles of its prized Garryana 10th Anniversary release.
“Westland Garryana 10th Edition has been a decade in the making,” Westland Managing Director Jason Moore said in a statement emailed to KIRO Newsradio. “While a theft of this scale is an unfortunate setback, our focus remains on celebrating this milestone release with our community this fall.”
The missing bottles are valued at more than $900,000.
An attorney for the distillery told The Seattle Times it appears the suspected thief used fake paperwork to pick up the shipment.
No arrests have been made.
Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.
