A Sail on the Draken Harald Hårfagre in New York Harbor

On Monday, I was fortunate enough to have been invited by the good folks at Highland Park Whisky to sail for an afternoon on the Draken Harald Hårfagre in New York harbor. At 115′ feet from stem to stern, Draken Harald Hårfagre is the … Continue reading

Whisky Bottles Still Washing Up From the Wreck of the Sailing Ship Stuart – 110 years ago

It is not champagne, but whiskey bottles which are still appearing from the sands where the sailing ship Stuart wrecked 110 years ago on Easter Sunday off the Llyn peninsula of Northern Wales. Whisky bottles still being washed up on … Continue reading

Shackleton’s 101-Year-Old Whisky – Aged in Ice

We recently posted about the world’s oldest champagne found on the Baltic seabed.  While not as old, yet equally historic, a case of Shackleton’s Whisky has recently gone on display at the the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch on New Zealand’s South … Continue reading