Well, good timing with my previous post on the Mackinlay’s Shackleton whisky replica. It looks like the National Geographic Channel is airing a special on the Shackleton whisky discovery and replication process tonight. I’ll be watching..likely while enjoying a dram of The Dalmore. 🙂
[Edit: Oops! I accidentally posted this as a PBS special originally. It’s actually on the National Geographic channel.]
Here is the info from National Geographic:
Expedition Whisky
Premieres Thursday, November 3 at 8pm ET/PT
Battling subzero temperatures and using only rudimentary navigational tools, explorer Ernest Shackleton set the record for reaching the furthest south in 1908, just 97 miles from the South Pole. The expedition was cut short by a lack of food, and Shackleton returned home to a hero’s welcome in England and was knighted by King Edward VII. But apparently, Shackleton left behind a few “necessities” from his epic journey to the South Pole. In 2006, Shackleton’s stash of Scotch was re-discovered beneath the hut he used as his base camp. With rare archival material and the last remaining film footage of Shackleton and his crew, “Expedition Whisky” not only tells the amazing story of Shackleton’s most successful adventure and his secret stash of whisky, but also shows a world’s top taster on a mission to sniff out and remake the vintage.
Shackleton’s Whisky Recipe
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/expedition-week-1/ngc-shackletons-whiskey-recipe.html
Whisky Find of the Century
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/expedition-week-1/ngc-whiskey-find-of-the-century.html
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Did you get a chance to watch? I missed it on Thursday, but saw that it’s going to be on again this Friday. Did whisky get significant airtime, or was it mostly expedition?
Thanks,
Ryan
I watched. They kind of flipped back and forth between whisky and expedition throughout the show. There was a fair amount of coverage of the extraction process, but not a whole lot of depth on the recreation, which was a little bit of a disappointment. I say watch it, but maybe record it and fast-forward through commercials or any parts that are feeling slow. 🙂
Cheers,
Jeff
Thanks for the heads up. I don’t have a DVR, but I’ll probably watch it anyway. I may have a book in hand for the slow parts though!
Dr James Pryde is my Dad. If you’ve got any questions I’d be more than happy to field them to him.
Does anyone know if Expedition Whiskey will be aired again? I missed the November airing and just contacted National Geographic for a copy of it without any success. I’m desperate to see it 😦