Posted by
Catmman on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:27:03 PM
Recently discovered. Two cases of McKinlay's scotch whiskey which Sir Shackleton took with him on a Southern Polar expedition in 1907. Recently discovered, still under the floorboards, of a shack used by the Shackleton expedition.
I am preferential to Irish whisky as opposed to scotch. I only recently have done some experimenting with finding a good (to me) scotch. I don't like the 'peatiness' of scotch much, though a light smokiness is pretty good. Johnny Walker Black is pretty good. I've also tried The Glenlivet, which was OK, but I preferred the JWB. I haven't had any other scotch yet, but am still looking, drinking and experimenting.
This story is just neat. That something like this could be found intact in such an environment after over 100 years is pretty cool. I would love to have a nip of it, just for the sentimentalism.