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		<title>Guestpost &#8211; Cragganmore 1993: A Distiller&#8217;s Heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of posts back I had the honor of presenting a guest post. Now its time to present guest post number 2, this time written by Martin who usually writes on his own blog &#8211; the Whisky Critic. Here we go:
Greetings to WhiskyGrotto.com readers. As soon as I saw the first guest post published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BenRiach pulls a strike at the International wine and spirits competition</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/18/benriach-pulls-a-strike-at-the-international-wine-and-spirits-competition/</link>
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		<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>Glenlivet XXV launches in the US this autumn</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/12/glenlivet-xxv-launches-in-the-us-this-autumn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Last week, Pernod Ricard, owners of the Glenlivet scotch whisky brand, unveiled an addition to The Glenlivet portfolio in the US. Named The Glenlivet XXV, it represents the oldest permanent release in the brand&#8217;s range, and will be available in the country in a limited quantity.

It’s made from hand-selected vintage that has been finished in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robin Tucek selects Royal Brackla and St Magdalene for the Blackadder Raw Casks</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/05/robin-tucek-selects-royal-brackla-and-st-magdalene-for-the-blackadder-raw-casks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[strong>Clydesdale, probably Sweden’s most interesting distributor of whisky released news about two new bottlings under the Blackadder Raw Casks brand &#8211; Royal Brackla and St Magdalene.
Blackadder does not believe in chill-filtering or in colouring whisky. They believe that the purest is the best. Quite simply, Blackadder RAW CASK is every bit a Blackadder whisky but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The latest BenRiach addition has spent 2 1/2 years in Chateau D’Yquem Premier Cru Superior Sauternes wine barrels</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/30/the-latest-benriach-addition-has-spent-2-12-years-in-chateau-d%e2%80%99yquem-premier-cru-superior-sauternes-wine-barrels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BenRiach distillery are adding a number of new expressions to their whisky range. The first one to see the light is the BenRiach 16 years old Sauternes Finish.
Matured in the traditional style in American bourbon barrels, this Single Malt whisky is then finished in Chateau D’Yquem Premier Cru Superior Sauternes wine barrels (sourced from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balvenie ads a twist that would have turned Bob Marley into a single malt lover</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/08/balvenie-ads-a-twist-that-would-have-turned-bob-marley-into-a-single-malt-lover/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/08/balvenie-ads-a-twist-that-would-have-turned-bob-marley-into-a-single-malt-lover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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In September, get ready to taste some Jamaican tones performed by Balvenie. 
It’s the speyside distillers latest limited edition, the Balvenie RumCask 17 Year Old that has spend it’s second period of maturation in rum casks shipped all the way from Jamaica.
This ‘Rastafari’ brew has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks before spending a second period [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fellow blogger Dr Whisky appointed new brand ambassador for The Balvenie</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/07/02/fellow-blogger-dr-whisky-appointed-new-brand-ambassador-for-the-balvenie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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It gives me great pleasure to announce that William William Grant &#038; Sons USA has announced the appointment of Sam Simmons a.k.a “Dr Whisky” as the first-ever Balvenie Brand Ambassador. 
I personally have gotten to know Sam through his excellent blog Dr Whisky where he posts all his tasting notes. And by God does he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenfarclas launches their new website</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/04/30/glenfarclas-launches-their-new-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Glenfarclas has launched a new website to promote Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.
As well as giving a history of the family owned and managed distillery, and a virtual tour of the distillery, the new site includes tasting notes for the full range of Glenfarclas, and the distillery’s new collection of single cask whiskies, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenglassaugh distillery woken up from 22 years of sleep</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/03/05/glenglassaugh-distillery-woken-up-from-22-years-of-sleep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Glenglassaugh distillery &#8211; which has been mothballed since 1986 &#8211; has been sold by The Edrington Group to a new company, Glenglassaugh Distillery Co Ltd.
The new owners have bought the distillery and warehouses and various trademarks. It is their intention to re-open the plant as a working distillery, after a major refurbishment programme, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valentines from me and Balvenie</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/02/14/happy-valentines-from-me-and-balvenie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Today is the day of giving. And I do wish I could give you all a bottle of Balvenie&#8217;s latest elixir, but that would ruin me. Instead I&#8217;ll give you the news about it. 
If you wish to return the gift&#8230;just keep spreading the blog. I&#8217;m doing this for fun, but more readers give me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macallan Vintage 1926 sold for $54,000 at Christie&#8217;s auction</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2007/12/10/macallan-vintage-1926-sold-for-54000-at-christies-auction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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An anonymous New Yorker paid $54,000 for a rare bottle of 81-year-old single malt scotch whisky at a crowded Christie&#8217;s auction yesterday, making it one of the most expensive bottles of liquor ever sold.
The bottle of Macallan Vintage 1926 was the most anticipated item at the auction, causing a bidding war that pushed the selling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenmorangie ruined the Port Wood Finish?</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2007/12/07/glenmorangie-ruined-the-port-wood-finish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnny &#8220;Rock and Roll&#8221; Brookheart posted a interesting article on his blog &#8220;The Droprocket&#8221; a couple of days ago. In the article he strongly questions Glenmorangies new Quinta Ruban.
&#8220;The entire line of Glenmorangie whiskies have been relaunched in new packaging, and released under different names. “Port Wood” becomes “Quinta Ruban” after the port barrels the [...]]]></description>
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