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	<title>The Whisky Grotto</title>
	
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	<description>A blog devoted to news on the world of Scotch Malt Whisky and Whiskey</description>
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		<title>Johnnie Walker let John out of the closet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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This little beauty is the latest crème de la crème from Johnnie Walker and it&#8217;s called&#8230;John Walker. You may not have known before but Johnnie&#8217;s real name is actually John.
The John Walker represents the top notch of the Blue Label bottlings. The John Walker is created from a small number of fine whiskies, chosen from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BenRiach pulls a strike at the International wine and spirits competition</title>
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		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/18/benriach-pulls-a-strike-at-the-international-wine-and-spirits-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Sales director Alistair Walker pulls of a big smile as the BenRiach Distillery Company is celebrating their win of ten top awards in the prestigious 2009 International Wine and Spirits Competition this week.
In results published today this Thursday, the company entered 10 whiskies from both its BenRiach and GlenDronach brands, and won 10 medals – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guestpost – The Old Fashioned</title>
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		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/16/guestpost-the-old-fashioned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guestpost]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whisky Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocktail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old fashioned]]></category>
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This is the first ever guest post here at Whiskygrotto.com. Sarah wrote me a while ago and asked if she could contribute with a guestpost. Of course! I said as long as it&#8217;s about Scotch Whisky or Whiskey. Here it is:
The history of this whiskey-based cocktail is so extensive that it traces back further than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Macallan Twitter away like birds</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/5RAdNF4_dKc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/01/the-macallan-twitter-away-like-birds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whisky Advertising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whisky websites]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tasting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whiskygrotto.com/?p=1043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am glad to report that The Macallan has taken a step into the future of communication with their latest scotch whisky tasting. One of my favorite idea and design blogs &#8211; The NotCot reports on The Macallan’s latest whisky tasting and how they used Twitter to get the mouth water pouring.

It’s a great Idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Pulteney reveals their oldest whisky and it’s younger than me</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/vyaikYvWP-A/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/01/old-pulteney-reveals-their-oldest-whisky-and-its-younger-than-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland]]></category>
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I am 37 years old. That&#8217;s 7 years older than the latest release from Old Pulteney. The  single malt whisky has announced the launch of their oldest and most exclusive super-premium whisky. This rare 30 year old single malt was distilled at the most northerly distillery on the UK mainland and embodies the wind-swept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long time no see. But there’s a reason and I’ll tell you why</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/HFx90FS94ls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/01/12/long-time-no-see-but-theres-a-reason-and-ill-tell-you-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Whisky Advertising]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whiskygrotto.com/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear whisky lovers. 
Last year in September I had to shut down my advertising agency due to different point of views among the owners. I found myself in a situation where I either could start a new company or get employed. My choice was to start a new company &#8211; Ronnestam Innovative Communication.
I&#8217;ve been blogging on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mackmyra ads something special to spice up the dark winter nights</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/5wsA_ZMMA9M/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/11/13/mackmyra-ads-something-special-to-spice-up-the-dark-winter-nights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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A cold winternight, an open fire and in good company. That’s how Mackmyra themselves describes how you should enjoy their latest release &#8211; The Mackmyra Special: 01 &#8211; Eminent Sherry.
The new release lives up to its name. It’s a spicy yet sweet potion with a taste of raisins, dried fruit, vanilla, candy and toffee that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join the likes of Ronald Reagan, John Major and Jacque Chirac</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/eAhzkx0WM1k/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/11/04/join-the-likes-of-ronald-reagan-john-major-and-jacque-chirac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
When every independent bottler around the world are experimenting with the contents of whisky ForScotchLovers founder Doug Stone takes another route.
This past summer Doug commissioned the artists at Inner Light Crystal to produce a limited edition of exactly twenty-one (21) engraved bottles of Macallan Fine Oak 21 years old whisky. Each bottle is signed by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knob Creek ads social exploration to their site.</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/cXd66vBKs1Y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/10/21/knob-creek-ads-social-exploration-to-their-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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Knob Creek, the Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey has added a new community added to their website. It&#8217;s called the &#8220;Expedition Map.&#8221;
The Expedition map let’s users post their stories, videos, and photos and join in a community of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky lovers. From discovering a 100-foot tall tower of junk or finding a new bar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest release from Bruichladdich influenced by France’s greatest chateaux of all time</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/53MhSpM3Las/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/10/05/latest-release-from-bruichladdich-influenced-by-france%e2%80%99s-greatest-chateaux-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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The Bruichladdich A Paulliac Cuvée 16 it the first out of totally 6 limited editions to be released under The First Growth label.
The First Growth series comprises of 6 limited edition Cuvées &#8211; labelled A to F. Each is a 16 year old Bruichladdich, American oak matured, with an additional cask evolution in French oak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with the august 2008 commenting winner</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/0hQehzhVy6c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/interview-with-the-august-2008-commenting-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whiskygrotto.com/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month we ran a competition on Whiskygrotto.com. The purpose was to increase the commenting on the posts. Traffic on Whiskygrotto.com is quite high, but it&#8217;s a quite traffic. So, a bottle of Auchentoshan, sponsored by the same awaited the top commentator and community poster.
The winner was Matt Henry from Arizona, USA under the nickname [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardbeg Blasda available now!</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whiskygrottocom/~3/H706z8LIdKg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/ardbeg-blasda-available-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Earlier today we wrote about the new Ardbeg Blasda. 
Since then Ardbeg has taken down the site I linked to. But instead, they&#8217;ve placed the Blasda as well as a Blasda Peatbox in the shop.
I of course threw my self in there and bought myself a bottle. So, now I&#8217;m eagerly standing by the mailbox awaiting [...]]]></description>
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