In 2010 the Antarctic Heritage Trust located (and retained for conservation) a number of cases of 'Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky' from Shackleton's Cape Royds Hut. In 2011-12 Stefan Strittmatter was part of the AHT's Conservation team designated to conserve both the cases, and their precious contents. Treatments included controlled thawing, removal of corrosion to the box fittings, and smoke sponging of any superficial dirt layers. In addition hundreds of fragments of scoria and penguin feathers were carefully removed from the straw packing cases.