WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Explorers have drilled into Antarctica's ice for many samples over the years but they could soon be digging for whiskey.
A beverage company has asked a team to try to reach two crates of McKinlay and Co. whiskey that were shipped to the Antarctic by British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton as part of his abandoned 1909 expedition.
Whyte & Mackay, the drinks group that now owns McKinlay and Co., has asked for a sample for a series of tests that could decide whether to relaunch the now-defunct Scotch.
Workers from New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust have agreed to try to retrieve some bottles, although the rest must stay buried under conservation guidelines agreed by 12 Antarctic Treaty nations.
It's not likely anyone will sample it, but the Scotch could still be drinkable.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Explorers have drilled into Antarctica's ice for many samples over the years but they could soon be digging for whiskey.
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Published: November 16, 2009
Published: November 16, 2009
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