DHL Global Forwarding has returned to the Antarctic three
120-year-old bottles of 1896 Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky by air
and road from Glasgow to New Zealand.
British explorer Ernest Shackleton had taken several
cases of the whisky on his expedition to Antarctica in 1907, then left them
behind when his expedition failed to reach the South Pole.
"We spent weeks planning this operation,
investigating various different travel options and routes to get it from
Scotland to New Zealand. Having been buried in the Antarctic ice for more than
100 years, the whisky is extremely precious and delicate, which gave us the
opportunity to show our expertise in shipping valuable and delicate
cargo," said Alan Davis, regional director, air freight Scotland.
The whisky had to be specially packed for the entire
journey. It then travelled in a secure container via Dubai on to Christchurch,
New Zealand, where the logistics giant transported the whisky back to a secure
facility in Christchurch before its return to Antarctica.
In 2010 three cases were excavated by conservators working
for the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand). Afterwards one crate of the
whisky was flown to New Zealand and carefully thawed at Canterbury Museum.
Three bottles of the historic whisky were then flown to Scotland where the
distillery Whyte & Mackay, who now owns the Mackinlay brand, analysed it
scientifically. Whyte & Mackay have since recreated the century-old whisky
Source : HKSG.
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