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Title

Shackleton's whisky : a spirit of discovery ... Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Antarctic expedition and the rare malt whisky he left behind / Neville Peat.

Author

Peat, Neville

Publication

Auckland, N.Z. : Longacre, 2012.

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Description

320, [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The incredible tale of Antarctica, malt whisky and an epic journey. Sir Ernest Shackleton's world fame is founded on the Endurance expedition of 1914-17 ... But Shackleton had come south seven years prior, leading the 1907 British Antarctic Expedition and targeting the South Pole from the opposite side of Antarctica. Rarely did Shackleton consume strong drink, and on his expeditions he tolerated only a 'mild spree' at times of celebration. But in 1907 25 cases, 300 bottles, of Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky whisky, three cases of which would ultimately lie forgotten beneath his hut at Cape Royds in the McMurdo Sound region for over 100 years, were loaded aboard his ship the Nimrod. The discovery of the whisky in 2007, and its subsequent reblending by the Mackinlay distillery, inspired Neville Peat to rexamine and explore Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition, the 'heroic' era of Antarctic exploration, and the craft and lore behind Scotland's finest dram"--Publisher information.

Alternative Title

Shackleton's whiskey

Subject

• Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
• Antarctica > British

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-310) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Order -- Exhibition -- Match.

ISBN

9781869799465 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2012515224

OCLC

• 816557071
• SCSB-10828835

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library