Scotch on the rocks
A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped "on the rocks" of Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened - but the heritage dram will not be tasted by whisky lovers as it is being preserved for its historic significance. The crate, recovered from the...
A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped "on the rocks" of Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened - but the heritage dram will not be tasted by whisky lovers as it is being preserved for its historic significance.
The crate, recovered from the Antarctic hut of renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton after it was found there in 2006, was thawed very slowly in recent weeks at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.
In a painstakingly careful manoeuvre, the crate was opened today to reveal 11 bottles of Mackinlay's Scotch whisky.
They were wrapped in paper and straw to protect them from the rigours of a rough trip to Antarctica for Shackleton's 1907 Nimrod expedition.