On the rocks for a century

A century-old liquorFive crates of Scotch whisky were recovered by a team from New Zealand restoring an Antarctic hut used in 1909 by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Ice cracked some of the bottles but restorers from New Zealand’s Antarctic Heritage Trust said they are confident the crates contain intact bottles.”

The whisky is believed to have been bottled in 1897, making it among the oldest in the world. “Never in the history of our industry have we had a centuryold bottle of whisky stored in such harsh conditions,” said Richard Paterson master blender at the liquor giant White and Mackay.