Well, not all at once.
According to Huffington Post, a 63-year-old former caretaker of a mansion near Pittsburgh – who made Amy Winehouse seem like a saint and was set to stand trial for consuming more than $102,000 worth of vintage whiskey – died last month.
John Saunders’ death on July 21 brought an end to the criminal charges brought against him by his former employer Patricia Hill.
Hill told authorities she hired Saunders in 2011 to look after a 100-year-old mansion that was built by industrialist J.P. Brennan. One of Saunders’ duties was to look after nine 12-bottle cases of “pre-Prohibition Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey” Hill had found hidden inside the mansion.
Bottled in 1917 by the West Overton Distilling Company, each bottle was worth more than $2,000.
But when Hill went to appraise her stash of antique booze, she found 52 empty bottles. She had them tested, and DNA from Saunders’ saliva was found on every bottle.
Of course, the biggest question isn’t why Saunders chugged down 52 bottles of $2,000 whiskey. We get that. We’re just dumbfounded as to why that would come out to $102,000 instead of $104,000.
But I guess after that much whiskey, who gives a shit about the details?
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