On 18th January 1999 American national public radio reported a burglary at the Chateau Louis liquor store in Edmonton, Canada. The booty - an extremely rare bottle of Bowmore 40 Years Old, one of only 294 in circulation - valued at $8,000.

Its celebrity wasn’t wasted on the thieves who later contacted the storeowner with a ransom demand for $2,500. The ransom was never paid and despite Bowmore Distillery’s best efforts, the whereabouts of bottle no. 249 remains a mystery - unless you know different…!