{"id":876,"date":"2007-03-25T19:59:05","date_gmt":"2007-03-25T19:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/?p=876"},"modified":"2007-03-26T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2007-03-26T08:39:27","slug":"its-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2007\/03\/its-official\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Official…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m now a member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Scotch Malt Whisky Society<\/div>\n

Being a member gives you access to their private tasting room located in the middle of Farringdon as well as invites to their tasting nights. It also gives you discount to rooms and suites available in Edinburgh. Better yet you get to sample a wide variety of whiskies from around the world at very reasonable prices. Let us know if you ever want to visit since it’s a pretty nice experience even if you’re not a big fan of whisky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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