Prized Scotch Recovered in Antarctica

Prized Scotch Recovered in Antarctica

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It's probably the most sought-after scotch in history – crates of whiskey buried in Antarctica by the famed explorer Ernest Shackleton a century ago. He abandoned them on a failed attempt to reach the South Pole in 1909, and they've been on ice – literally – ever since.

Researchers from New Zealand found the crates while restoring a hut Shackleton built and used during the expedition. He and his team were forced to cut short the trip and abandon supplies, including their booze, to sail away before winter ice trapped them there.

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Thought we might appreciate some cool light-hearted news with the intensity of the modern day. Saw this on AOL News today and thought it'd be a good story for ATS. I personally am very interested in Antarctica and hope to go down there sometime. The discovery of 101 year old Scotch, Whiskey and Rum perfectly preserved in the ice lost from the voyage of a great explorer is quite a story. Obviously it's a good summer down there now.

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This is how it should of played out, No whiskey left behind!!!

[edit on 6-2-2010 by Republican08]

Scotch, there really isn`t anything else to say.

Member goes to pour a glass of J&B...........

Wow that stuffs gonna fetch a pretty penny!

Lets put in out bids, closest wins... Well nothing.

I'm saying £2,500 per bottle.

Originally posted by Now_Then
Wow that stuffs gonna fetch a pretty penny!

Lets put in out bids, closest wins... Well nothing.

I'm saying £2,500 per bottle.

Phew...

I'm at about $5,000 per bottle, (that's equal too 2,500 yours money right )

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Shackleton is one of the greatest adventure survival stories known, for added historical value, I'm going to 25 000 pounds a bottle.

[edit on 7-2-2010 by zazzafrazz]

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Yhea, looking about I think I would of undervalued that scotch by quite a lot.
Forbs list - most expensive scotch

That slide show starts at $38,000 - and that didn't require an expedition just to fetch it out of storage!

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I'm going even higher :

The second trip was backed by the same Scottish company that distilled Shackleton's whiskey, Mackinlay's Rare Old Scotch. It could be the longest booze run in history. The Whyte and Mackay distillery hopes to replicate the whiskey, which hasn't been made in a lifetime after the original recipe was lost.

Its a lost recipe.
Im going 25 000 pounds a bottle

Oh good they found my Scotch, I lent a crate to that deadbeat Shackelton and he never returned to pay me for it. I am glad it's ok!

Just how I like my Scotch too, ICE cold!