Two rare bottles of whisky salvaged from a shipwreck which inspired a book and film are to be auctioned.
The collector's items were part of the cargo on the 8,000-ton cargo ship the SS Politician which sank off the shores of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1941 and inspired the book and film Whisky Galore.
The bottles, which have documents of authentication, are to be sold as a pair by Britain's biggest internet-only auction site Scotch Whisky Auctions, based in Glasgow, with bidding opening on Saturday and closing on May 5.
A great deal of interest is expected due to the unusual and legendary story behind where they came from.
Scotch Whisky Auctions director Bill Mackintosh said: 'Everybody loves the idea of the wily islanders diving to the bottom of the wreck and coming back up with bottles of whisky which they would then hide from the customs.
'But it is true that there are only eight which have have been authenticated recently and these are two of those which were sold at Christie's some time ago.'
The eight bottles surfaced in 1987 when local man Donald MacPhee from South Uist in the Outer Hebrides explored the wreck and found his liquid treasure.
He sold them at auction with Christie's and got £4,000 for his loot.
Two of those bottles were bought by a man in Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire. He has recently died and his widow decided to sell them along with the neck tags from Christie's and letters of authentication.
Whisky Galore all gone
Whisky Galore all gone
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Speaking of Galore....
Anyone heard from Pussy?
Anyone heard from Pussy?
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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Two bottles of whisky salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore have been sold for £12,050 after an online auction.
They were part of the cargo on the SS Politician, which sank off Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides in 1941.
Scotch Whisky Auctions, which sold the bottles, said they had gone to a buyer in the UK after worldwide interest.
They were among eight bottles recovered from the wreck in 1987 by Donald MacPhee, from South Uist.
The whisky is not thought to be fit for human consumption.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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ya I was just gonna say that doesn't look fit to drink and I sure wouldn't want to drink it just from looking at it.
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Hello again!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Wow yer a blast from the pastBlueyes wrote:ya I was just gonna say that doesn't look fit to drink and I sure wouldn't want to drink it just from looking at it.
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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dales wrote:Speaking of Galore....
Anyone heard from Pussy?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Paying for whiskey that you can't drink makes about as much sense as paying for a hooker you can't screw....The whisky is not thought to be fit for human consumption.
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Gob wrote:dales wrote:Speaking of Galore....
Anyone heard from Pussy?
Just like I remember her!
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato