Could Your Favorite Whiskey Be a Rebottled Fake?

Bourbon is more popular than ever with collectors and consumers, but experts say counterfeiters are cashing in on the popularity by selling bootleg bourbon. Experts say counterfeiters have taken empty bottles of high-end bourbon, filled them up with cheaper whiskey and then resold them for huge profits. Inside Edition went to Acker, America’s oldest wine shop, where they were shown a bottle selling for nearly $3,000, and assured of it’s authenticity. But upon further inspection, something was off. #InsideEdition

[@shalashaska9946]

Literally as soon as he saw which whiskey he was holding he ran back into the store. They definitely knew what was up.

[@40avo]

3:10 The managers reaction confirms that he knew it was a fake.

[@Orhin]

Wow, way to not look guilty AF on national TV.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

😂😂 the guilty always run !

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Lol

[@ele5648]

So damn what happened at Aker? I want to know if the CEO contacted them???

[@ellenmarie3294]

For a $1K bottle of whiskey I would have investigated before I even paid for it! 🤷🏼‍♀️ *CHEERS* ! !

[@fatimatheweirdo103]

Ik, like if somebody is believable enough that’s on them.

[@idkbuthey1162]

“That’s totally fine and this is not ok.” *yesen’t*

[@ForeverMan]

@@anonpear7 thanks

[@lavissa9596]

Yesn't

[@leeannsampson6050]

Yesn't- New Word Of The Day!

[@bodyu83]

I went to the reviews on Google and Inside Edition viewers have flooded it already 👍😂😂

[@RayMak]

I always break the top part of the bottle after I finish every bottle. Too many of these cases here in Asia.

[@imdilyn]

Who cares. 😂

[@turtytheamazing8301]

Smelly feet

[@PerennialWheat]

@@turtytheamazing8301 lol this isn’t discord

[@lesliewalsh02371]

Channel low on views again?

[@turtytheamazing8301]

@@PerennialWheat xD i just had it copied

[@lettucetacoboutit7974]

Crack me up. With the change in liquor laws where I live this is what the local bars do. After closing they fill the bottles with potters and charge the higher end price. Ppl get so wasted they don’t even notice....

[@chrisvldz]

I saw this first hand in a sales call, the bar owner was filling the Hennessy bottle with water

[@himhim3344]

Ya'll really dropped 15 videos today😂😂😂

[@bofa1410]

Fax 😂

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

that octopus 🐙 works hard

[@youaregood2688]

@Steven Seth hahahaha

[@trillnix3043]

@Steven Seth who isn’t laughing during times like these? Better to laugh than cry

[@somedudeintheback8931]

but who's counting?

[@Drozey710]

I love how they always turn and run.

[@killjoycola]

This is why the brand needs to sell to the consumer directly

[@ellasprep]

I don’t drink this, but seems interesting

[@swallowedinthesea11]

I don't drink because I'm Christian, but this is interesting. Sad about the scamming.

[@imjustmedontworry6085]

I’m your 99th follower, good luck.

[@imjustmedontworry6085]

@@swallowedinthesea11 Because your Christian?

[@user-zm7de9fc9x]

@@imjustmedontworry6085 yes, he’s a real Christian and not a fake one like you and others who drink alcohol.

[@imjustmedontworry6085]

@@user-zm7de9fc9x Im a minor... also Im not Christian I didn’t know there was something that said that drinking wasn’t aloud.

[@Supraking12]

This is currently a horrible problem in the Dominican Republic. Nearly 150 have died in the last few months due to fake alcohol.

[@chrisvldz]

Especially don't drink Johnnie Walker in DR

[@pmporter46221]

He 100% new it was fake that's why he ran before he was even asked a question !!!!

[@soozeelaw5057]

Oh, ya.. Definitely. He knew..

[@Itsrang]

Lol imagen what he was thinking

[@jahbay]

100%

[@fashiondiva6972]

@@Itsrang imagine if you could spell imagine correctly😳🙄

[@Itsrang]

@@fashiondiva6972 i didn't even notice

[@funnystuff553]

What I learned is there's no point in buying any high price whiskey or rum because there's more fakes then the real thing on the market

[@bill9989]

Furthermore, even the distiller couldn't say with certainty that it was a fake. You would think that with one sip, he could say it's definitely not the real product. So that tells me that a decent $50 bourbon of the same proof and similar mash bill (recipe) is close enough in taste to a $1,000 bourbon to fool the distiller.

[@avrider99]

One might expect some small shop in Podunk USA to do this, but a high-end store? That's insane. Their liquor license should have been immediately forgeited

[@JprimeWorld]

Next up is your favourite water actually bottled water from somewhere else

[@ChadBray]

This has been going on since the birth of liquor.

[@dipsectic7256]

how tf did the horse video in the start have anything to do with whiskey

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

alcohol is usually consumed at horse races

[@beep7]

Kentucky....

[@ville5152]

They celebrate the horse raced by drinking burboun drinks, didnt you listen?

[@nedsta]

Kentucky whisky factory, Kentucky Derby last Saturday . it was on the evening news. You get it now?

[@bokim2530]

This is a good question for people who can tell the difference between whiskey and scotch

[@arcanon5080]

I myself drink moonshine specifically this kind my great grandpa had a stash of

[@gozorp]

U typed voka instead of scotch

[@liamkneeson8866]

That's the first thing novice whiskey drinkers learn. Typically within a few days/weeks of drinking you learn the difference

[@panterxbeats]

Bourbon and scotch taste completely different...

[@jonwhick3073]

My buddys dad use to do this he'd buy expensive booze to drink and refill it sell it so he could drink expensive booze for next to free

[@williamregnier7245]

Tell him he's a money scamming rat

[@jonwhick3073]

@@williamregnier7245 he's a dead rat 😆 lol buddy disowned him soon as he turned 18 he died a few years ago

[@jonwhick3073]

@@williamregnier7245 he wasalways pulling scams if it wasn't this it was real estate scams basically a grifter think he was counterfeiting money at one point

[@williamregnier7245]

I feel bad now Allah forgive me👳🏿 🙏😦

[@Caseohsaccountcoordinator]

Thats literally what i think about bottled water i always think it might just be tap water on a bottle

[@chrisvldz]

If it says filtered water, it's from the tap. Especially if it's owned by Nestle

[@kbhasi]

I remember hearing about that on a past episode of Crimewatch (SG), though in that, it was fake liquor bottles at a secluded facility in Malaysia and brought across the border to be sold in Singapore. However, I had imagined the fake drink to just be water with food colouring and certain drugs/medicine mixed in.

[@henrystickman1651]

Thanks for the new side hustle

[@Existential_Dread]

Hell yea

[@amyrangel9042]

They were trying spread awareness to stop this but pretty sure it had the opposite effect and it only gave people idea lmao 😂

[@MediCali951]

I got some empty bottles of patron and don Julio you can fill it up with Costco tequila and sell them! I’ll give u a good price

[@Joser167]

Drink the booze and replace it with something from the same distillery. Sucker!

[@dannyamaro6826]

Only one way to find out, cheers everyone 👍

[@matthewmillroy]

LOL SMART

[@Alpha5-7]

Cheers 🤙

[@edicreynaga5368]

Cheers

[@arturolopez7991]

😂😂😂😂

[@sitori663]

With the EH Taylor example, that store rep knew it was fake.

[@Tr1Dylan]

Bro selling whisky and Bourbon for higher profit seems like a really fun job, sell 30-60 of these fakes and you already made double minimum wage makes x2. Sell one a day your set for life.... cheers to a new career path 🥃

[@elonsalienbaby4693]

and they literally just gave away tips on how you could make counterfeits even more believable. It wouldn't be hard to recreate the entire packaging even. You would need a lot of equipment to do it properly though.

[@guybuddy5938]

the best solution to not get scammed is just not drink :/

[@jeaniebird999]

Not all collectors drink. Sure, most do, though.

[@thedoc8876]

Theres a scene in the movie The Color of Money where Paul Newman's character is selling this same scam to the bar owners.

[@user-juoig7799]

All you need to do is add chemistry to the label that will change colour after being exposed to oxygen for a while. Simply add some airtight packaging and fill it with nitrogen and you have your counterfeit-proof bottle. You can just build this technology into an existing wine bottle.

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

So the lesson is: do not buy crazy expensive whiskey. Perhaps buy direct?

[@pugz01234]

Me watching this who can’t even drink:

[@theswapmeetflea]

Why am watching this, I don't even drink whiskey.

[@ville5152]

Ok

[@GrandmasterDinnerRoll]

Cuuuuuz it’s interesting

[@cowel8734]

I don't drink it either and after this video I don't ill start

[@dtc2024]

I saw Whiskey was selling on Craigslist, but I’m glad That The 2021 Kentucky Derby is finally back after delay of pandemic in May last year

[@evacpeppers7806]

Yah imma stick to the cheap plastic bottled Vondka, thank you very much

[@lavish_rayne5730]

🤣🤣

[@carabiner7999]

Plus, they bounce if you drop it!

[@evacpeppers7806]

@@carabiner7999 haven't thought of that 🤣

[@carabiner7999]

@@evacpeppers7806 I bought a bottle of fancy bourbon that was in a glass bottle. I put it into the spot behind the front seat of my truck. Before I even got in to drive home, it slid out (plastic bags suck), and smashed. I could have bought at least three bouncy bottles of booze for that lesson!

[@evacpeppers7806]

@@carabiner7999 damn, that sucks 😕

[@bookwormnaturelover7894]

Found my next hustle. Thanks inside edition😁

[@DJRenee]

😂😂😂😂 lol

[@rustyshackleford9588]

There’s a guy in Arkansas just got caught through a social media investigation, it needs to get put on BLAST!

[@randomrangoon5476]

That's a problem I don't have to deal with lol

[@erdvilla]

There is a law here in which all bars and any other place where alcohol is served have to smash their empty bottles. But there is simply no way to oversee what individuals do with them.

[@Iamrightyouarewrong]

You know you f'ed up when Les shows up.

[@mitakpa77]

There is clenlivet and jang Daniels in our province. Cheap and laced with fertilizer.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

“I do declare” I say with a pinky in the air.

[@novavega7394]

Not my Fireball 😉

[@bobbywelches1339]

Yo let's get drunk. Fake bottle: Lmao ok

[@TinSpy]

the shop owner not speaking about it just kills his own company, he should have talked and said he didn't know and fixed it

[@MehediHasan-wf6zp]

we buy directly from government stores in VA so no fakes

[@donnawatkins8404]

🤭

[@RyRoc]

This is so common these days... Liquor, sneakers, records, electronics... Hell people even bootleg laundry detergent!!!

[@assuma0411]

Wow I need to know, drink by professionals if it is fake or not

[@punjabiexplorer]

Thanks for the idea.

[@Domino13334]

I was sure this would fail because they went to the finest store possible. Shocked to find out they sell fake stuff.

[@chrismacks3640]

I see you in Louisville on the computer screen when he was searching the bourbon state

[@AlkalineGamingHD]

If I was the whiskey manufacturer I would file suit against that store. Selling counterfeits is how you convince people to never trust even the real deal.

[@bodyu83]

Real or not either way you're ignorant for paying a $1,000 for anything liquor wise 😂😂

[@koryhiers8169]

You spent 1000 dollars for nothing ! 😂😂

[@cattameme]

This is why I inspect and always pour the bottle myself

[@youlikedyourowncomment5151]

We used fill expensive bottles of vodka with the cheap stuff and give it to bougie girls, they dont know the difference

[@samh7982]

give free shots to customers enough and they wont know the difference and charge them the mark up for cheap alcohol.

[@Blackout219852]

That is a crime.

[@AllenM.Ponsen]

Added security features on bottles will soon be the norm

[@fabsagu5421]

So is the store in trouble with the law or not?

[@MitchellHang]

Les Trent doing what Lisa Guerrero does best. You love to see it

[@suneagle123]

You can tell the manager was aware that it's fake when the news camera was filming him.

[@imbatman9845]

how does one factory reseal a bottle?

[@koalaman9585]

This is the only reason I like ABC stores. They order straight from the factory

[@fireflymiesumae]

For 1k, this is a lawsuit

[@youngcypherbillions2336]

It’s crazy I just quit working there last week 😭

[@loona3143]

Don't drink whiskey but do love watching more Inside Edition

[@ooossssss]

Even if the bottle was real whoever buys it is still an idiot for paying $900 over retail price and fueling the secondary market

[@ArifArif-em6uw]

What if they mix pee with whiskey the taste would be better 🤣🤣🤣

[@himhim3344]

Gotta respect the side hustle

[@evileyez504]

i think it kind of proves that people will believe something is superior, just because they told it is, why else would this be one of the top liquor places in nyc

[@m.f8655]

If you need a chemical analysis to prove your bottle is legit instead of just tasting it, you shouldn't buy high end whiskey.

[@kbrickorion2960]

Thanx inside edition. 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@jaym8299]

Dude sees bottle... Dude dips out.. Dude knows he's in the wrong...

[@alphahoss1947]

They would have had to pay me back the cost of the bottle and the cost of testing to the manufacturer or face a lawsuit🤨.

[@jb22885]

Well I'm glad I don't drink so more money I saved instead of being ripped off 😅

[@usucktoo]

Rich people problems. I dont really care if some schmucks get scammed when they buy "high end" products.

[@habibnsouro]

So... how I’m supposed to know what’s fake and what’s real at a restaurant... da heck

[@taktuscat4250]

By chemical analysis I guess...

[@habibnsouro]

@@taktuscat4250 lmao I know right.. here I am thinking they gonna give us some pointers

[@58lukum]

I’d like to give a shout out to Buffalo Trace for getting back to my email about some concerns I had. In one day!

[@YouVSMeTV]

Next video: Acker, america's oldest winery, is shutting it's doors.

[@wildflippers6131]

Things aren't always what they seem

[@jonathanloera9437]

One way i know is that i sing Tennessee whiskey if i dont dont sing it right its fake

[@fatimatheweirdo103]

We have gotten to a point in humanity where this is news,

[@TheRealSparkplugTheFox]

This is why I buy cheap whiskey. It doesn't lie to me.

[@pineapplesideways3820]

Only way to stop it is mass produce it and lower the price to 30 dollers

[@Southernburrito]

That’s fine. I only drink certain brands of rum & tequila, nothing worth a trick up the sleeve.

[@toofast7090]

This is we’re the world ends

[@verynice5758]

“One mans trash, is another mans cash.” -probably me

[@yupitstoni4380]

Oh no

[@kissfanatic2654]

Is it bad that after watching this, I now want a truly? Don’t worry it’s 5 PM rn

[@AnnaLexi]

*_F****n rip offs!! Be very careful ppl!!_*

[@marcgrat]

This is why you drink Evan Williams

[@shannon9578]

Zeke's Spinal Fluid

[@pikabrofar5780]

How do you know I didn’t pee in it?

[@donnawatkins8404]

The bottle had no cracks in it🤣

[@deborahw7737]

Grow up

[@gabrielgonzalez7250]

"Everything in our power" oh he knows.

[@Blessd-savingrace]

Probably 1 of i.e. crew FAVORITE piece 2 shoot

[@BuzzinVideography]

Not even surprised

[@James-ne9gy]

Thanks for the idea 😂

[@user-jn9dl9px6r]

Why would you spend thousand/s of $ for fire water/ ethanol?

[@Kap00rwith2os]

"Biyer beware"...yeah but how is the average consumer gonna know??

[@lifesgood6480]

🤣🤣🤣 one could substitute turpentine and nobody would know.