Side Mission: Whiskey River

• Prerequisites: None
• Rewards: $800
• Details: Find the missing McHelen’s Whiskey Casks submerged in the lake and bring them to Sherri. Remember, look for the red cross that marks the spot, and then follow the direction written near it.

MISSION Commencement (1)

Locate Sherri Woodhouse minding her place of business at the Can of Worms Fishing Store, on Silver Lake’s south shore, west of Dutch’s Island. She’s certain there’s some well-aged whiskey casks placed underwater around Silver Lake.

MISSION Commencement (2)

Or, you can simply find one of the 15 Whiskey Casks at the locations detailed below and then talk to Sherri. The mission begins when you grab your first cask, or speak to Sherri.

Whiskey Casks Collected (15)

Whiskey Casks: Your world map (and the Atlas) now features a new icon. This appears when you’re close to a Whiskey Cask at a specific location. There are no randomly located barrels. They are all in Silver Lake, either in Whitetail Mountains or Henbane River. The rest of this mission details where all of them are. Seek them out in any order you like. There is a two-stage process here: Each Whiskey Cask is always near a small red metal cross, usually on a rock outcrop. By the cross is a red letter indicating the compass direction to the barrel. Swim and peer into the water; locate a floating buoy marker (usually under the surface), and follow a rope to the cask.

You can purchase a map showing the location of all these items at a shop, though this is unnecessary with the guide in your hands!

Whiskey CaskS: Silver Lake

You will collect the 15 Whiskey Casks in a clockwise direction, starting at north and working your way around Silver Lake.

#1: North—Cult Docks (Whitetail Mountains)

Find the small island with a cult dock and sentry tower, southeast of Old Sun Outfitters. The red cross shows “S,” obscured by a wasp nest.

The rope leads to a small rock fissure; the barrel is among the weeds in this fissure.

#2: Northeast—Tanami Residence (Henbane River)

Find the cross on the west shore across from the island, just northwest of the Whitetail Mountains Rail Bridge. The cross shows “W.”

The rope leads to a dredging carriage, partially attached to the moored dredging boat. Swim into this rusting carriage; the barrel is at the base of it, inside.

#3: East—Two-Tree Island (Henbane River)

The small promontory adjacent to Silver Lake Campgrounds, with two trees, has an outcrop with a cross showing “W.”

The barrel is at the end of the rope is among some grass, boulders, and leaking Bliss barrels.

#4: East—Tiny Camp Island (Henbane River)

In the eastern part of Silver Lake, due west of Drubman Marina, is a small island with a dock and camp. The cross shows “W.”

Follow the rope past a submerged canoe and log, to a boulder and barrel.

#5: Southeast—Fishing Store Rocks (Henbane River)

East of Can of Worms Fishing Store is an easy-to-find cross near a place of cult activity. The mark shows “N.”

The rope stops short of the barrel, which is hidden in the weeds further north, near a boulder.

#6: Southeast—Sunken Carriage (Henbane River)

Head west from the Can of Worms Fishing Store to the southern end of the Whitetail Mountains Rail Bridge. A cross here is marked “N.”

Swim to the second submerged freight carriage and head through the wider of the two gaps. Swim immediately left, down into a narrow gap to the barrel, and retrace your steps. Don’t go through the narrower opening or you could drown!

#7: South—Burned Island (Henbane River)

East of Joseph’s Region (cult compound) is an island promontory with a burned-out cabin. On the north shore is a cross marked “N.”

Follow the rope to a concrete drainage pipe, approaching it from the other end to access the barrel inside.

#8: South—Road Bridge (Henbane River)

Check the water to the west of the road bridge, on the southern perimeter of Joseph’s Region. Drop down by the “Welcome to Henbane River” sign. The marker says “E.”

Enter the snaking metal tube and swim through the two metal gaps to the barrel at the deepest end, then retrace your steps.

#9: Southwest—Road Bridge (Henbane River)

South of Dutch’s Island is the road bridge from Gardenview Orchards to the McClain Residence. Check the cross below the bridge, on the north side. It is marked “W”.

Shoot the underwater cage so the door opens, allowing you to swim in and grab the barrel.

#10: Southwest—River Bank (Whitetail Mountains)

Look for a rock with a cross marked “W” on the western grassy riverbank.

Swim out and follow the rope. The barrel is easily spotted in the weeds.

#11: Southwest—Dutch’s Tiny Island (Whitetail Mountains)

North of the Forest Research Station is a tiny island with a cross on it, marked “S.”

Dive and follow the rope through the submerged logs to the barrel, among the pile of logs in the deeper water.

#12: West—Big Tree Little Tree Island (Whitetail Mountains)

North of Dutch’s Island is a tiny island with two differently sized trees and a cross marked “W.”

After a deep dive, the barrel is among the ruins of a sunken cabin.

#13: West: Clagett Bay (Whitetail Mountains)

There’s a tiny rock island among the others dotted around Clagett Bay. This one is marked with an “E.”

Follow the rope to the remains of a destroyed helicopter; the barrel is inside the craft.

#14: Northwest—Elk Jaw Inlet (Whitetail Mountains)

The smattering of rocks just northeast of Elk Jaw Lodge (cult outpost) has one rock with a cross on it, marked with “S.”

The barrel is actually atop the largest rock formation, above the water level. Watch for snakes!

#15: Northwest—Three Finger Islands (Whitetail Mountains)

Search for the three small, narrow islands at the mouth of the Moccasin River. The cross here has an “S” marked by it.

Dive into a rocky hole, with the barrel just under the lip of the hole.

RETURN the Whiskey Casks to Sherri

After you gather all 15 Whiskey Casks, head back to the Can of Worms Fishing Store. Let Sherri know she can break open the family spirits. She rewards you and the mission concludes.

Check the Atlas for more information about Whiskey Cask locations!