antarctica left behind from a famous 1907 expedition. it s now back in scotland where its original distillers are getting ready to uncork it. the bbc s james cook has more. reporter: for a long, long winter, the arctic pioneers called this hut home, but when these men left in 1909, having failed to reach the south pole, they left behind a precious cargo five crates of whisky, brandy and port. one degree at a time, the liquid gold was brought back to life. now at least the mackinleys have made it home to scotland. this has been under the ice for over 100 years. the temperature has been kept constant and, therefore, we feel the whisky s been preserved but we won t know that until we access the whisky. it s so delicate. reporter: to keep the bottle intact the distillers will use a syringe to get at the whisky. we ll put it on the side.