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      • The Living Cask (Video)
      • The Nosing Wheel
      • Determining & Adjustment of the Alcohol Strength
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      • Tasticons
      • Peat and Its Significance in Whisky
      • The Development of the Individual Taste and the Significance of Guided Whisky Tastings
      • 'Good Whisky'
      • Full bodied Whisky
      • Corky Whisky
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