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		<title>Guestpost &#8211; The Old Fashioned</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/16/guestpost-the-old-fashioned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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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://www.whiskygrotto.com/2009/07/01/the-macallan-twitter-away-like-birds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>Interview with the august 2008 commenting winner</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/interview-with-the-august-2008-commenting-winner/</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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		<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>Details of Ardbeg Blasda is sipping out</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/15/details-of-ardbeg-blasda-is-sipping-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On september 28th Ardbeg are about to release a new bottling called Ardbeg Blasda.
Ardbeg will launch a digital drive some time the coming weeks to promote the new expression. The campaign, created by Story, will target Ardbeg customers to create a buzz around the new drink, Blasda, which is means ‘sweet and delicious’, in Gaelic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The August Challenge Winner</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/09/07/the-august-challenge-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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Dear visitors. It gives me great pleasure to present the winner of the August Comment and Community Challenge 2008 &#8211; Orangedotofglory aka Matthew Henry.
Matthew wins the prize because of the way he&#8217;s actively has kept the community alive as well as posted relevant comments over the last month. It was not an easy decision as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whisky Chef &#8211; Martine Nouet shows why an Islay whisky is different</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/whisky-chef-martine-nouet-shows-why-an-islay-whisky-is-different/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/whisky-chef-martine-nouet-shows-why-an-islay-whisky-is-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I’m not 100% sure it’s only the weather. But this wonderful video from SingleMaltTV on YouTube that features Whisky Chef &#8211; Martine Nouet challenging a force 9 gale on Port Charlotte pier in the name of her favorite winter malts at least makes me wanna go Islay hopping.
Enjoy!

 
 Listen to this post]]></description>
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		<title>The making a bottle of Lagavulin 16 yrs in mosaic</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/the-making-a-bottle-of-lagavulin-16-yrs-in-mosaic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/17/the-making-a-bottle-of-lagavulin-16-yrs-in-mosaic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santi. Artist, freak, lover and friend according to his YouTube profile had a client coming into his studio. The order? A bottle of Lagavulin Single Malt Whisky 16 yrs made purely in mosaic. 
In a series of 5 videos on YouTube we get to follow how Santi (who by the way thinks lagavulin is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More whisky in the tank</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/12/more-whisky-in-the-tank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/12/more-whisky-in-the-tank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote yesterday about Lagavulin being used as fuel. Well, didn&#8217;t take long before I had another strange whisky fuel experiment in my inbox. This time it involved Bruichladdich.

BBC filmed an unusual biofuel experiment on the whisky island of Islay.
The experiment involved TV’s wine expert Oz Clarke and Top Gear’s James May attempting to run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A local of Islay pour Lagavulin whisky into his 1978 Rolls Royce</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/11/a-local-of-islay-pour-lagavulin-whisky-into-his-1978-rolls-royce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/11/a-local-of-islay-pour-lagavulin-whisky-into-his-1978-rolls-royce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 

Newstrack India got a little post about a different (and quite stupid) way to beat fuel costs.

With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running &#8211; fuelling cars with whisky.
The locals of Islay have been running their cars on nothing but whisky, a fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spot the parachute-jumping whisky barrel on Islay</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/10/spot-the-parachute-jumping-whisky-barrel-on-islay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/10/spot-the-parachute-jumping-whisky-barrel-on-islay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Local charities on Argyll’s Isle of Islay are going to drop a whisky barrel on a parachute from a plane. Choose the position where the barrel will end up on our chart and YOU COULD WIN up to £250,000 cash!
Spot the Whisky Barrel is a unique fund raising competition from the Scottish whisky Island of Islay.
The rules are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10000$ on the table as Basil Hayden’s Kentucky ask you to dress him up</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/07/10000-on-the-table-as-basil-hayden%e2%80%99s-kentucky-ask-you-to-dress-him-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/07/10000-on-the-table-as-basil-hayden%e2%80%99s-kentucky-ask-you-to-dress-him-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 

 
The Kentucky straight bourbon brand Basin Hayden’s has partnered with Out and Chicago  Home + Garden magazines for a design competition.
The rules are simple. To enter, create an original design inspired by Basil Hayden™ bourbon in one of the following categories:  Artwork; Fashion, Furniture; or Interior Design Elements (e.g., lighting, pillows/curtains, room accents).  Submit: (i) your design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read the feed from WhiskyGrotto.com in any language (almost)</title>
		<link>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/06/read-the-feed-from-whiskygrottocom-in-any-language-almost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/08/06/read-the-feed-from-whiskygrottocom-in-any-language-almost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Man in the Grotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey whisky lovers. I just wanted to let you guys who doesn&#8217;t enjoy reading the WhiskyGrotto blog in English that I&#8217;ve added the possibility to read my feed in any preferred language. 
Look for the MLOOVI banner to the right. It contains our feed in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, [...]]]></description>
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