A Serious South Pole Issue, a Serious Aussie Issue…………..
“Earlier this year, the crate of whisky was recovered, along with four other crates containing whisky and brandy, beneath the floor of a hut built by British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton during his 1908 Antarctic expedition. The other fourcrates were left in the ice, but the one labeled Mackinlay's whisky was brought to the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island, where officials said it was being thawed in a controlled environment. Nigel Watson, executive director of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, said the whisky might still be liquid. "When the guys were lifting it, they reported the sound of sloshing and there was a smell of whisky in the freezer, so it is all boding pretty well," he said. The Antarctic Heritage Trust team that was restoring the explorer's hut found the crates in 2006 and drinks group Whyte & Mackay, the Scottish distillery that now owns the Mackinlay's brand, launched the bid to recover the whisky for samples to test and potentially use to relaunch the defunct Scotch. Watson said "This was a blend so they are hopeful if there is enough alcohol left and it is in good condition they may be able to analyze and hopefully replicate the liquid so in fact everyone could partake in this. It has been put on ice for 100 years so I don't think it is too unromantic a suggestion. The reality is that it is very limited quantities and our focus is on the conservation and not the drinking."……” South Polar Times
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