What is the history behind Scotty's hidden freezer and bottle of Scotch?
In the Star Trek TOS Episode s2e21 "By Any Other Name", there are some scenes involving Montgomery Scott attempting to get an alien drunk. Part of the gag has him pulling out a bottle of Scotch Whisky from its hiding place. The bottle is something Scotty really wanted to save, and it's not just hidden, but hidden in a medieval knight's helm and freezing, with frost on it and steam/vapor coming off from it.
How did this come about in production? What was so special about this bottle? What was Scotty saving it for? Specifically how did the freezer part get thought up? Was this ever referenced again?
Best Answer
It's verra, verra, verra old scotch whisky.
Are you sure it's frost and not dust? I know they're not likely to have a lot of dust on the Enterprise, but if it was dusty when he acquired it, maybe he didn't bother wiping it off.
He's likely just hiding it because it's old, and therefore valuable, and he didn't want anyone stealing it from his quarters.
You can watch the scene here.
Memory Alpha has a photo of just the bottle, but I can't make out the brand (if it's even a real brand).
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