Shackleton’s Scotch: Coming to an Auction House Near You?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.03.09 | 2:43 PM ET

Two cases of the explorer’s drink of choice have been discovered under a hut at Cape Royds, apparently left behind after a failed 1909 polar expedition. The question now, of course: What will happen to the excavated bottles? If they do go to auction, maybe the lucky buyer will want to BYOB on Shackleton’s ship-turned-restaurant.

Tags: Beer, Wine and Cocktails, Ernest Shackleton, History Travel, Antarctica, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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