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    <description>New tasting on Whiskyfun and other news by Malt Maniacs' Serge</description>
    <copyright>Copyright 2011, Whiskyfun.</copyright>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:53:33 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Benriach 17 yo ?Septemdecim? (46%, OB, 2012) - Glenrothes 1970/2011 (44.5%, Malts of Scotland, Angel?s Choice, bourbon hogshead, cask #MoS 11026, 135 bottles, 35cl) - Glenlossie 1975/2011 (49.8%, Malts of Scotland, Angel?s Choice, bourbon hogshead, cask #MoS 11022, 96 bottles, 35cl) - Tomatin 1966/2011 (46.9%, Malts of Scotland, Angel?s Choice, sherry butt, cask #MoS 11021, 122 bottles, 35cl)  - Tomintoul 1967/2011 (47.5%, Malts of Scotland, Angel?s Choice, bourbon hogshead, cask #MoS 11023, 69 bottles, 35cl) - MUSIC:  Barry Romberg Group</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:10 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Highland Park 16 yo 'Thor' (52.1%, OB, Valhalla Collection, 23,000 bottles, 2012) - Highland Park 1978/2011 'Vintage Collection' (47.8%, OB, for Global Travel Retail)  - Highland Park 32 yo 1975 (50%, OB, for World Duty Free, cask # 6596, +/-2008) - MUSIC: Alice Coltrane</description>
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      <title>A collection of Caol Ila, ten by ten. Part 2</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:48:56 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Glen Moray 12 yo 1989/2001 (46%, Signatory, sherry butt, cask #4674, 780 bottles) - Glen Moray 20 yo 1991/2012 (54.8%, Duncan Taylor, Dimensions, cask #9408) - Glen Moray 24 yo 1986/2011 (51.7%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #2306, 249 bottles) - MUSIC: Andrew Hill</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:19:09 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Glenfiddich 18 yo 1993/2011 (50.8%, OB, Foundation Reserve for 125 years of the Benevolent Charity, cask #29670, 500 bottles) - Glenfiddich-Glenlivet 21 yo 1973/1994 (54.9%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - Glenfiddich 1979/1990 (57%, Samaroli, cask #14797, 480 bottles)</description>
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      <title>Tasting two 1998 Miltonduff plus a preaperitif and an aperitif</title>
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      <description>Ron de Jeremy (40%, Ron Jeremy, Panama, 2011) - Classic Rum Caribbean Collection (46%, Bristol Spirits, blend, +/-2011) - Rockley Still 1986/2008 (46%, Bristol Spirits, Barbados, Madeira finish) - Clement Rhum Vieux Agricole (44%, OB, Martinique, +/-2011) - Dillon Carte Noire (45%, OB, Martinique, +/-2011?) - Rhum J.M Vieux (50%, OB, Martinique, +/-2000?) - Bellevue 12 yo (58%, Whisky &amp; Rhum, L?Esprit, Guadeloupe, 2011)</description>
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      <description>Bunnahabhain 25 yo (46.3%, OB, +/- 2011) - Bunnahabhain 24 yo 1987/2011 (55.7%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #1598, 399 bottles) - Bunnahabhain 31 yo 1979/2011 (46.5%, Adelphi, Selection, cask #8893, 516 bottles) - Bunnahabhain 42 yo 1968/2011 (45.8%, Silver Seal, 219 bottles)</description>
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      <title>A collection of Caol Ila, ten by ten. Part 1</title>
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      <description>Caol Ila 27 yo 1984/2011 (52.4%, Douglas Laing for The Whisky Barrel, sherry hogshead, 120 bottles) - Caol Ila 1982/2008 (61.2%, Scott's Selection) - Caol Ila 28 yo 1983/2011 (46%, Silver Seal) - Caol Ila 29 yo 1982/2011 (51.54%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #761, 164 bottles)  - Caol Ila 19 yo 1992/2011 (50.5%, The Whisky Agency, bourbon, 207 bottles) - Caol Ila 12 yo ?unpeated style? (64%, OB, 2011) - Caol Ila 2000/2011 (55.3%, Single Cask Collection, Willi Opitz Homok finish, bourbon) - Caol Ila 15 yo 1972 (40%, Gordon &amp; MacPhail, Connoisseur's Choice, old brown label) - Caol Ila 30 yo 1981/2011 (51.6%, The Whisky Fair, 10th Anniversary, bourbon hogshead, 130 bottles) - Caol Ila 16 yo 1991/2007 (46%, Hart Bros)</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:33:18 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Hanyu 2000/2011 'The Game' (59.4%, Ichiro's Malt, Mizunara Heads Hogshead finish, cask #917, 309 bottles) - Yamazaki 15 yo (61%, OB for Isetan, Japan, sherry butts, +/-2011)of serious pod a few problems w </description>
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      <description>Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-2008) - Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-1980) - Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-1988) - Glengoyne 'The Teapot Dram' (58.8%, OB, 3105 bottles, 2011) - Glengoyne 13 yo 1998/2011 (53.7%, Malts of Scotland, cask # MoS 11006, 289 bottles) - MUSIC: Richard Berry</description>
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      <title>Tasting four old Glen Grant again</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:19:23 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Glen Grant 1970/2010 'Juliet' (44.8%, Spirit Empire, Whisky Antique, 208 bottles) - Glen Grant 39 yo 1972/2011 (51.2%, Jack Wiebers, Old Train Line, refill sherry, cask #38202, 256 bottles) - Glen Grant 38 yo 1972/2011 (52.8%, The Whisky Agency, refill sherry hogshead, 215 bottles) - Glen Grant 59 yo 1952 (49.2%, Gordon &amp; MacPhail for LMDW, Book of Kells, refill hogshead, cask #1134) - MUSIC: Lightnin' Hopkins</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:17:29 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Linlithgow 28 yo 1982/2011 (46%, Mo Or collection, release #7, cask #2203, 900 bottles) - St Magdalene 26 yo 1982/2009 (55%, Chieftain's, butt, cask #2219, 348 bottles)  - St Magdalene 27 yo 1982/2009 (58.6%, Whisky Tales, 184 bottles) - St Magdalene 1975/1987 (64.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #49.1, 75cl, screw cap) - MUSIC: Jimmy Johnson</description>
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      <title>Tasting four independent Springbank from the 90s</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:51:12 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Springbank 13 yo 1998/2011 (46%, Duncan Taylor, NC2) - Springbank 15 yo 1995/2011 (46%, Hart Brothers, Finest Collection) - Springbank 16 yo 1993/2009 (53.5%, The Bottlers, bourbon hogshead, cask #219) - Springbank 16 yo 1993/2009 (58.9%, The Bottlers, refill sherry hogshead, cask #180) - MUSIC: Jimi Hendrix</description>
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      <title>Tasting more old sherried Speysiders. Freewheelingly.</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:28:26 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Benromach 1969/2011 (42.6%, OB, refill sherry hogshead) - Tomatin 34 yo 1976/2011 (49.5%, Whisky-Doris, sherry hogshead, cask #9, 139 bottles) - Longmorn 46 yo 1965/2011 (51.8%, Gordon &amp; MacPhail for Limburg, Book of Kells, first fill sherry butt, cask #370) - Strathisla 1965/2011 (48%, Gordon &amp; MacPhail for LMDW, 1st Fill Sherry Butt, cask #1283) - MUSIC: Coleman Hawkins</description>
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      <title>I dont drink, I taste part 2</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:38:38 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Bruichladdich 2001/2011 (62.5%, Queen of the Moorlands, sherry hogshead, cask #312, 200 bottles) - Br2 (49.3%, Specialty Drinks, Elements of Islay, 2011) - MUSIC: Afro National</description>
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      <title>Tasting one old Glenfiddich for Brian</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:10:04 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Glenfiddich 1956 (unknown ABV, Thomas Bucktrout  Co. Ltd., Guernsey, +/-1970?) - MUSIC: McCoy Tyner</description>
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      <title>Tasting a few more Speysiders</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:13:11 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Aberlour 20 yo 1990/2011 (46%, Mo Or collection, release #31, cask #102107, 300 bottles) - Mortlach 18 yo (55.3%, straightfromthecask.co.uk, 2011) - Cragganmore 18 yo 1993/2011 (55.3%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #1385, 494 bottles) - Tomatin 35 yo 1976/2011 (51.4%, The Whisky Agency, refill sherry, 313 bottles) - Glenrothes 42 yo 1969/2011 (44.7%, Duncan Taylor for Men O'Quaich, octave, cask #49884, 65 bottles) - MUSIC: Sun Ra</description>
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      <title>Tasting six very naked Speysiders</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:28:53 CET</pubDate>
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      <description>Imperial 20 yo 1991/2011 (46%, Part des Anges, bourbon barrel, 270 bottles) - Glen Elgin 16 yo 1995/2011 (50%, Liquid Treasures, bourbon) - Glen Grant 19 yo 1992/2011 (59.4%, James MacArhur, Old Masters, bourbon, cask #35955) - Glen Moray 17 yo 1994/2011 (55%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #1877, 303 bottles) - Glenlivet 1994/2011 (58.9%, Berry Bros  Rudd, cask #58453) - Cragganmore 20 yo 1991/2011 (53.5% Master of Malt, cask #1146) - MUSIC: Papa John Creach</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:03:16 CET</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting White Dogs</title>
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      <description>Buffalo Trace White Dog Wheated Mash (114 US Proof, OB, 2011) - Buffalo Trace White Dog Rye Mash (125 US Proof, OB, 2011) - Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1 (125 US Proof, OB, 2011) - MUSIC: Billie Holiday</description>
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      <title>Does Islay whisky improve wine...</title>
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      <description>Wehlener Klosterberg Pinot Blanc 2010 (12%, Markus Molitor, Mosel, Islay Cask)</description>
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      <title>The 2011 Whiskyfun Music Awards</title>
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      <title>Happy New Year... Where do we go from here...</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:54:14 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>McDowell?s Single Malt (42.8%, OB, India, batch #001/3, 2004) - Amrut ?Portonova? (62.1%, OB, 2011) - MUSIC: Sun Ra</description>
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      <title>Tasting official vs. indie Knockando</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:53:24 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Knockando 25 yo 1985/2011 (43%, OB, Special Release, 4758 bottles) - Knockando 15 yo 1994/2009 (60.6%, Blackadder, Raw Cask, hogshead, cask #5314, 258 bottles) - MUSIC: Bob Mintzer</description>
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      <title>Tasting two winning old official Glen Garioch</title>
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      <description>Glen Garioch 40 yo 1971/2011 (43.9%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, cask #2038, 194 bottles) - Glen Garioch 34 yo 1968 (55.3%, OB, hogshead, Cask #17) - MUSIC: Monk</description>
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      <title>Wandering in the Lowlands of Scotland</title>
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      <description>Inverleven 1991/2010 (40%, Gordon  MacPhail) - Glenkinchie 1996/2010 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, finished in amontillado, G/283-7-D) - Littlemill 22 yo 1989/2011 (48.3%, Archives, Refill sherry hogshead, cask #RTN-11-238, 120 bottles) - Rosebank 20 yo 1990/2011 (56.7%, Silver Seal, Sestante Collection) - Bladnoch 21 yo 1990/2011 (58.7%, Silver Seal, Sestante Collection) - MUSIC: Filthy Habits Ensemble</description>
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      <title>Xmas cleaning, 1995-2000 Laphroaig</title>
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      <title>Tasting more Springbank for Christmas</title>
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      <description>Springbank 26 yo 1969/1995 (51.7%, Signatory, sherry, 790 bottles) - Springbank 26 yo 1969/1996 (52.8%, Signatory, sherry, 440 bottles) - Springbank 27 yo 1969/1997 (54%, Signatory, sherry, butt #2383, 580 bottles) - Springbank 30 yo ?Limited Edition? (46%, OB, +/-1995) - MUSIC: Kenny Burrell</description>
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      <title>A few good or interesting Linkwood</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:55:02 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Linkwood 12 yo 1998/2011 (54.6%, James MacArthur, Old Masters, bourbon, cask #11650) - Linkwood 17 yo 1992/2010 (53%, Chieftain's, pinot noir finish) - Linkwood 21 yo 1989/2011 (61.7%, Signatory for LMdW, Sherry Butt, cask #3207, 303 bottles) - Linkwood 21 yo 1988/2010 (58.6%, The Stillman's) - Linkwood 1987/2011 (51.4%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon hogshead, cask #11008, 315 bottles) - MUSIC: Miles Davis</description>
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      <title>Tasting more newish Port Ellen</title>
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      <description>Port Ellen 29 yo 1982/2011 (58.5%, Whisky-Doris, bourbon hogshead, cask #18, 212 bottles) - Port Ellen 28 yo 1982/2011 (60%, Wilson  Morgan, cask #2033, 534 bottles) - Port Ellen 1983/2011 (58.9%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon hogshead, cask # MoS 11011, 267 bottles) - MUSIC: Pierrejean Gaucher</description>
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      <title>Tasting grains, grains, grains and grains</title>
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      <description>Invergordon 38 yo 1971 'Hedonism' (46%, Compass Box, 10th Anniversary, 2010) - Dumbarton 46 yo 1964 (47.4%, Douglas Laing, Clan Denny, Refill Hogshead HH 7542, 2011) - Port Dundas 20 yo 1990 (57.4%, OB, Special Release, 1920 bottles, 2011) - Port Dundas 37 yo 1973/2010 (55.4%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, sherry, cask #128319, 374 bottles) - Invergordon 18 yo 1993/2011 (65.67%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #G5.3, virgin toasted oak hogshead, 'Extraordinary taste intensity', 279 bottles) - MUSIC: Jeannie Cheatham</description>
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      <title>Old Bunnahabhain, almost a strike</title>
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      <description>Bunnahabhain 43 yo 1968/2011 (45.7%, The Whisky Agency and Three Rivers Tokyo, bourbon hogshead, 211 bottles) - Bunnahabhain 42yo 1968/2011 (45.5%, Wilson  Morgan, cask #3, 224 bottles) - Bunnahabhain 1968/2011 (43.8% Whisky-Fassle, refill sherry) - Bunnahabhain 1968/2011 ?Romeo? (44.8%, Spirit Empire, Whisky Antique, sherry, 221 bottles) - Bunnahabain 38 yo 1972/2011 (46%, Silver Seal, Sestante Collection) - Bunnahabhain 34 yo 1976/2011 (48.8%, The Whisky Cask, The Whisky Fair 10th anniversary, sherry butt) - Bunnahabhain 32 yo 1979/2011 (47.1%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #38408, 182 bottles) - Bunnahabhain 36 yo 1975/2011 (58%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams and La Maison du Whisky) - MUSIC:  Charmaine Neville</description>
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      <title>Lemon galore</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:18 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>More new stuff, a true hotchpotch today and Dave Broom</title>
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      <title>Tasting two 1974 Strathmill</title>
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      <title>Tasting three young independent Auchentoshan</title>
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      <title>Tasting two new Brora</title>
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      <title>Tasting two new middle-aged Highland Park</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:11:00 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:48:08 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting four very different Cragganmore</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:32:01 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting two old Lochside</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:21:46 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>New Glenallachie 1973 vs. 1974 plus Pete and Jack</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:13:34 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting a few Scottish islanders</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:16:56 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Hi-flying, four old official Highland Park</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:19:33 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Our 7,500thd tasting note. A very rare Bowmore...</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:28 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Bowmore 15 yo 1995/2010 (54.1%, The Whisky Agency, sherry butt, 132 bottles) - Bowmore 1969/1978 (58%, OB, for Giaconne, Frechio  Frasa Import, sherry, cask #6635, 300 bottles) Our official 7,500th - MUSIC:  Gong</description>
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      <title>Tasting Clynelish 1982X2+1984 and Nick reviews Jerry Dammers gig</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:22:22 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>A few newish Highlanders</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:15:33 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting six recent 1998 Laphroaig by Malts of Scotland plus two</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:41:47 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Three old Ben Nevis, the Monty Python of Scotch. Ahem.</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:07:58 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Four more newish old Speysiders</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:14:09 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasting six old Glen Grant plus Pete and Jack on age</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:10:44 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Four Jerezian 2001 Bunnahabhain and a few books</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:32:57 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>The nature of whisky scores, forget about political correctness</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:34:18 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Blairmont 1982/2011 (60.4%, OB, Velier, cask #10542) - Albion 1986/2011 (60.6%, OB, Velier, cask #10546) - Enmore 1995/2011 (61.2%, OB, Velier, casks #7104 to 7111) - Diamond 1996/2011 (64.6%, OB, Velier, casks #7080 to 7084) - MUSIC: Sarah Vaughan</description>
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      <title>Mixed bag, five more old Speysiders</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:11:19 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <description>Tomintoul 44 yo 1967/2011 (41.5%, Liquid Sun, bourbon, 156 bottles) - Tomintoul 43 yo 1968/2011 (43.8%, The Whisky Agency, Private Stock, bourbon hogshead, 78 bottles) - Macduff 38 yo 1973/2011 (47.8%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) - Glen Grant 38 yo 1972/2011 (48.2%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #8235, 148 bottles) - Benriach 40 yo 1971/2011 (49.8%, OB, hogshead, cask #1947, 229 bottles) - MUSIC: Francis Mounier</description>
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      <title>The Time Warp Sessions, Bowmore again, old and young</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:37:43 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>A mixed bag of 6 Lowlanders. Well, Glenkinchies and Littlemills.</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:01:53 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:55:18 GMT+01:00</pubDate>
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      <title>Seven youngish naked Speysiders plus one</title>
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