In an attempt to reach the South Pole before anybody else, Ernest Shackleton led an expedition through the Antarctic from 1907 to 1909. His team ran out of supplies on the way and had to quit about 100 miles short of their goal. (Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the pole in 1911.) Before turning back, Shackleton buried five crates of Scotch whiskey and brandy in the ice, which have finally been recovered. "The master blender at whiskey company Whyte and Mackay said the find was a 'gift from the heavens' for whiskey lovers," the BBC reported. The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, which recovered the crates, said they are confident that they contain intact alcohol. Richard Paterson, who works for the company that supplied some of Shackleton's whiskey said, "Given the original recipe no longer exists this may open a door into history."
Read original story in BBC | Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
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