The Great Bourbon Heist: Inside the Story
Twenty-six years in Kentucky bourbon. One of whiskey's most famous stories. Told by the man who lived it.
Toby Curtsinger spent 26 years working in Kentucky bourbon, through the years before the boom and into one of the most talked-about chapters in American whiskey. He has been open about his mistakes and what he learned. Now he tells his story in person, in his own words.
An Evening With Toby
The Great Bourbon Heist: Inside the Story is a live storytelling evening built around Toby's firsthand memories and the public record. Hear what bourbon life was like before the lines and lotteries, how one of whiskey's most famous stories unfolded, and what came after.
The evening ends with something no tour can offer: a real conversation. No script. Just your questions and his answers.
One Night. Four Acts.
- I
Before the Boom
What bourbon life was like before lines, lotteries, and allocations.
- II
The Story
What happened, as Toby lived it and as the public record tells it.
- III
The Aftermath
The arrests, the courtroom, and what came next.
- IV
Ask Toby
An open conversation with no script.
Then You Decide
Every guest gets a ballot. Was justice served?
On Court of Public Opinion nights, the whole room votes.
On Judge nights, one party of 8 to 12 sits in the jury box, deliberates for ten minutes, and reads the verdict aloud.
The Great Bourbon Heist is an independently produced storytelling experience. It is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Buffalo Trace Distillery, the Sazerac Company, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, or the Van Winkle family. All product names are the property of their respective owners.