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Scotch On the Rocks, For 100 Years

By on January 9, 2013 in Inventions

Mackinlay’s Rare old Highland Malt Whisky

Popular Science:

In 1907, Ernest Shackleton and crew set out on the ship Nimrod to visit Antarctica and, they hoped, the South Pole. The good news was, the entire party survived the trip, thanks in part to the Rare Old Highland Whisky they brought to the frozen continent. But the expedition was forced to evacuate in 1909, some 100 miles short of the Pole they sought. And, as winter ice encroached and the men hurried home, they left behind three cases of the choice whisky.

In 2007, just about a century later, the whisky was found, intact, at the expedition’s hut at Cape Royds in Antarctica.

The stuff was made by Mackinlay & Co at the Glen Mhor distillery in 1896 or thereabouts. Mackinlay hasn’t been an active brand for a while now, but the current owner of the Mackinlay name, Whyte and Mackay, obtained a few of the precious bottles and set out to do what any right-thinking Scot would do: first, taste the whisky; and second, attempt to analyze and re-create it. The result, a product called Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky, is, as of this writing, buyable in stores.

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  • http://www.cocktailcodex.com vintage cocktail recipes

    One of my favorite vintage cocktails is the Blood and Sand, equal parts Scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry heering, and orange juice. Sounds like a strange combo but delicious, got the recipe at http://www.cocktailcodex.com, check out the Blue Blazer for a flaming Scotch cocktail!
    Cheers!