Mackinlay & Co. Rare Old

In 2006, The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust found three cases of Chas Mackinlay & Co’s whisky in the ice under Ernest Shackleton’s hut. Shackleton made an expedition to Antarctic in 1907-1909. The expedition didn’t go well, forcing Shackleton to abandon their hut and leave stuff behind – including the whisky and some Australian brandy made in Hunter Valley. The whisky found from Antarctic was from the Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt brand, which is nowadays owned by Whyte & Mackay (acquired it as part of Invergordon Distillers in 1995). Mackinlay’s whisky has been discontinued for several years. In two months after the samples were brought to Scotland, Whyte & Mackay recreated the Mackinlay’s whisky found from Shackleton’s hut, releasing a 50,000 bottle edition of the replica whisky.