Saturday, February 06, 2010 WELLINGTON: Five crates of whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after being buried for more than 100 years under the Antarctic ice, explorers said. The spirits were excavated from beneath Shackleton's Antarctic hut which was built in 1908. "To our amazement we found five crates, three labelled as containing whisky and two labelled as containing brandy," said Al Fastier of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, who previously believed there were only two crates. "The unexpected find of the brandy crates, one labelled Chas Mackinlay & Co and the other labelled The Hunter Valley Distillery Limited Allandale are a real bonus." Some of the crates have cracked and ice has formed inside which will make the job of extracting the contents delicate. However, Fastier said the trust was confident the crates contained intact alcohol, given that liquid could be heard when the crates ...
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