Frozen in ice for 100 years??

[Boppa-Wasch]

Wonder what it tastes like???

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38686720

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I'd be willing to bet that it's gonna taste pretty damn good!

 

[Tony Large]

Sign me up, I will play guinea pig

 

[Wasch_24]

I would think that it likely tastes pretty darn good. Assuming the cork has not tainted the goods.

 

[itallushrt]

Yeah as long as the cork stayed very well sealed, hopefully they waxed it, then it should be good to go. One thing to note that most people don't understand though is that distilled spirits stop aging once they are bottled.

 

[blooz4u]

Man... That is amazing! I hope they can find a way to re-create the blend..

 

[Jwrussell]

I can't imagine what these would go for if they were to let them be sold/auctioned off. Should be interesting if they are able to recreate the blend. Amazing piece of history.

 

[Wink]

and I just gotta bottle of JW! Would love to try a just a shot of this!

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

One thing to note that most people don't understand though is that distilled spirits stop aging once they are bottled.

Gotcha, the real question is the formula........

 

[iCraig]

I'm late to the convo.. but damn.. they should have left something else and brought the whiskey back with them. lol... why leave it there?

 

[cvm4]

I can't believe that they're going to pull it out of the ground, study it and then put it back without tasting it.

 

[danthebugman]

I can't believe that they're going to pull it out of the ground, study it and then put it back without tasting it.

Yeah, do they really need all 11 bottles for "historical significance"?? Auctioning off just a couple of those bad boys would bring a LOT of money to further research. Just sayin'...

Dan

 

[GoingPostal]

That is probably some mighty fine scotch right there. why oh why save all eleven bottles should auction half of them that should pay for the restorations on its own.

 

[TreeFrog Frank]

I've been keeping up with this story on "WhiskeyCast" podcast. Interesting story. I guess they successfully thawed out 10 bottles. The 11th bottle had been compromised at some point before they found it. They said as they thawed it, they could smell whiskey. They are going to try to extract some, perhaps by syringe, to get some samples. The original distillery is going to work to try to recreate the original recipe. There's much debate, I guess, about whether to actually taste it.

Would be interesting to see what a bottle would auction for.

 

[CWS]

Yeah as long as the cork stayed very well sealed, hopefully they waxed it, then it should be good to go. One thing to note that most people don't understand though is that distilled spirits stop aging once they are bottled.

Yeah but the historical significance is huge.

 

[indyrob]

I've been keeping up with this story on "WhiskeyCast" podcast. Interesting story. I guess they successfully thawed out 10 bottles. The 11th bottle had been compromised at some point before they found it. They said as they thawed it, they could smell whiskey. They are going to try to extract some, perhaps by syringe, to get some samples. The original distillery is going to work to try to recreate the original recipe. There's much debate, I guess, about whether to actually taste it.

Would be interesting to see what a bottle would auction for.

It would be cool if they could re-create the blend. I've heard some guys say that some old brewer book(s) from the late 1700's had recipes for rye that were out of this world good but they just don't make it that way anymore.

 

[Paul]

You know one of the guys that discovered it held back a bottle or two for himself! I know I would.