A group of Canadian treasure hunters found at the bottom of an Ontario lake a bottle of whiskey which, without being made for it, ended up aging 69 years.
Hunters discovered that the whiskey bottle had been in the lake since 1964. Dieter Mueller said he had information that several bottles were lost in Otter Lake, in the Parry Sound area, when a neighbor reported crashed his boat against a jetty in 1964.
Mueller said he found a stash of underwater bottles while swimming in the lake once in the 1960s, but couldn’t reach them. So when he returned to the lake on July 15, he was joined by his friend Adam Blokzyl and diving expert Dave Davison to help him find the relic.
Mueller said the group was preparing to leave when Davison found three bottles underwater, one of which was still sealed and intact.
“It was amazing. I was ecstatic. There were so many pessimists and skeptics and basically it was like I had achieved something that people thought was impossible. At least I found them. treasures, ”Mueller told local news site BarrieToday.
He said Davison spotted other bottles buried under debris at the bottom of the water and that the group now plans to return to the lake soon to see if they can find any more bottles still sealed.
Muuller said the whiskey was produced by the Gooderham & Worts company, which stopped making alcohol in the 1990s.
“Whiskey typically ages 12 years before it is sold. Therefore, this product can be 69 years old,” he concluded.
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