A perfect waste of good whiskey. Should have returned the bottles filled with rubbing alcohol.
Idiots. Leave a decanter, not the entire stash.
Praise to those who returned them to their proper resting place.
There is a name for people that can tell the ever so slight differences in various whiskey and scotch bottles................ALCOHOLICS.
Ping.
If you are not familiar with the acomplishments and feats of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton it is worth your time to look him up. Particularly his exploits as Captain of the expedition ship “Endurance”.
He was a true leader and a real hero - the kind of man rarely seen today.
Especially in western culture in positions of leadership where Nancy Boys, punks and she-men are in vogue.
it doesn’t age in the bottle
If you are not familiar with the accomplishments and feats of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton it is worth your time to look him up. Particularly his exploits as Captain of the expedition ship “Endurance”.
He was a true leader, a real hero and a man of deep honor - the kind of man rarely seen today.
Especially in positions of leadership in western culture where Nancy Boys, punks and she-men are in vogue.
Shackleton’s venture was indeed one of man’s great accomplishments.
I kind of doubt the Scots need to 'recreate the recipe' to make scotch whisky...though IIRC the whisky they found there a few years back was some rather pedestrian blended malt - and who would want to recreate that when much better malt is available today?
Sounds like one of the old Canadian Club advertisements.
Speaking of scotch, I have a few items and would like to find out more about them, if anyone has some constructive ideas. A ceramic jug of Red Hackle and a Haig & Haig Pinch. Both unopened and both, I believe, prewar. I know Whiskey doesn’t age in the bottle and I could drink them but I enjoy just looking at them and can by good stuff for imbibing. I know the Hackle was not the best but after the war there were reserves of it so it was available.
This hut wasn’t from the Endurance expedition, but from Shackleton’s second trip to the Antarctic, the Nimrod expedition. On that, Shackleton’s second crack at the South Pole he came within 97 miles of the pole. Weather was ok and he could have made it there, but he didn’t think he could make it there and back and was brave enough to give up on his goal. All survived the return trip.
Malt ping
I’d have returned three full bottles...after having lovingly filtered the contents through my own two kidneys.
Returning the bottles subjects them to being taken by others and consumed.
Shackleton's totally amazing feat of sailing to, finding the island, and returning for his men is truly extraordinary!
Yet, in today's military, what would be the proper action?
a. The captain abandoning his icebound crew to take a flyer on finding assistance, against all odds??
b. The captain commissioning other qualified sailors in his crew to try to find assistance for the bulk of his crew and himself, while continuing to lead the largest contingent of personnel in trouble??
I suggest that in today's military, he might have been brought up on charges of abandoning his crew to try to save himself.
Anyway, still an amazing man!