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http://news.discovery.com/human/scotch-whiskey-antarctica-ice.html
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Lost Scotch Whiskey Cache Buried in Antarctica
A team of thirsty polar explorers will drill beneath the ice to reach Scotch whiskey 100 years old.
It's kind of a world heritage site, now. The distiller wants samples of the scotch so that they can try to replicate the formula and maybe put it back on the market. Seems like a reasonable request... Things seem to change slowly in the world of scotch-distilling, so I'm surprised that they lost that formula/process/blend, etc in just 100 years.drankin said:Strange they cannot take back what was their own property and they seem fine with it.
Pretty good PR, I guess.General_Sax said:"Things seem to change slowly in the world of scotch-distilling, so I'm surprised that they lost that formula/process/blend, etc in just 100 years."
Perhaps it's some sort of marketing ploy.
"Buy the long lost Antarctic scotch!"
The "Lost cache of whiskey buried in Antarctica" is a popular urban legend that claims a group of explorers buried a large stash of whiskey in Antarctica during an expedition in the 1920s. It is said to contain rare and valuable bottles of whiskey.
There is no concrete evidence to support the existence of a buried whiskey cache in Antarctica. Many believe it to be a fictional story, while others claim to have heard about it from unreliable sources.
It is speculated that the explorers buried the whiskey as a way to preserve it in the harsh Antarctic climate. They may have also wanted to keep it safe from others who may have been on the expedition.
No, there have been no documented cases of anyone finding the buried whiskey in Antarctica. Many have attempted to search for it, but with no success.
It is highly unlikely that the whiskey would still be drinkable after being buried for almost a century. The harsh Antarctic conditions and lack of proper storage would have most likely caused the whiskey to spoil.