Police are looking two males after a distillery was damaged into and £150,000 price of whisky bottles swiped on the weekend.
The Glenfarclas at Ballindalloch was ransacked on Sunday, with images displaying smashed up cupboards which housed costly bottles of alcohol.
Detectives within the North East have urged the general public to pay attention to alcohol being bought at a reduced worth.
The Grant household - who personal and run the enterprise - made a determined attraction after merchandise have been stolen from their customer centre.
Glenfarclas mentioned yesterday the "thieves clearly knew what they wished" in a Fb publish.
The 20 bottles stolen - price a median of £7,500 every - are the oldest and most dear Household Casks, and included a 60-year-old bottle.
Thieves broke into the distillery someday between 5.15pm on Friday, 13 Might and 10am on Sunday, 15, Might, 2022.
Detective Sergeant Graeme Skene of CID in Aberdeen mentioned : “We need to hint two males in reference to break-in.
"We imagine the boys travelled to the realm and we might attraction to hoteliers, mattress and breakfast institutions and Airbnb premises to get in contact if they believe anybody of being suspicious.
“These accountable can be seeking to promote on the alcohol. In case you are provided alcohol at a reduced worth, you'll be clever to suspect it has been stolen. It's a felony offence to purchase stolen items.
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"We'd attraction to anybody with any data to name Police Scotland on 101, quoting 1328 of Sunday, 15 Might, 2022.”