Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission officials helped themselves to some of the rarest whiskeys and spirits in the state, according to an internal investigation first covered by the Oregonian. The paper obtained the investigation via a public records request and found that for years commission employees have set aside bottles of Pappy Van Winkle — a famously expensive whiskey, often sold for a few hundred dollars legally, depending on the bottle, and in the thousands per bottle illegally — for themselves. The OLCC has yet to respond to multiple requests for comment.
Earlier this year, Gov. Tina Kotek requested OLCC director Steve Marks’s resignation. Marks was one of several
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