Ernest Shackleton
“It’s better to imagine it than to taste it. That way it keeps its mystery” – Al Fastier, who has been charged with recovering Shackleton’s whisky
It’s lain untouched for a century, but now the whiskey left behind in the Antarctic ice by explorer Ernest Shackleton is to be recovered. But Al Fastier, who is leading the expedition, has pledged not to sample the brew. More details (Daily Telegraph)
(HT: BBC Quote of the Day)
I’d volunteer for the expedition, but not if I had to swear not to taste it.




November 19th, 2009 07:52 am
Steve, you’ve been on quite the roll posting wise–it’s nice to see. Life must be settling down for you lately. You need to post some of your stuff at Grumpy Old Men as well. KD
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