Well, she was probably concerned that the inventory wouldn’t be there if the S really did HTF. If I ever had 18 yo Macallan, it sure wouldn’t be.
But I really do think that the prepper argument for good Scotch (something in the range from JW Red to low-end single malts, the great Scotch whiskies) really is valid.
Single malt does NOT imply 'good' (or bad, for that matter, it means nothing).