Whisky Galore (Book with Mini Inserted)

Compton Mackenzie's famous book that was later made into a film. The story was based on a real-life incident that occurred in 1941 on the Hebridean island of Eriskay when the SS Politician ran aground. The famous tale of how a group of local Scottish islanders raided a shipwreck for its consignment of whisky has grown into a legend.

Official files released by The National Archives show that it was also carrying a sum of hard cash. In all, there were nearly 290,000 ten shilling notes, which would be worth the equivalent of several million pounds at today's prices. Not all of this was recovered from the wreck.

Inside the book lies a secret - a mini of a 25 year old single cask malt from the SMWS. 5cl and 52.1%