<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>The Scotsman Whisky</title>    <link>https://www.scotsman.com/topic/whisky/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Scotsman Whisky and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:46:05 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-13T22:46:05Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.scotsman.com/topic/whisky/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘It’s inherently inefficient what we’re doing’ - Inside the Kythe distillery and owners’ plans for old style Highland malt whisky]]></title>          <link>https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/drink/whisky/inside-the-kythe-distillery-and-owners-plans-for-old-style-highland-malt-whisky-9349373</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This “really distinctive, quite different” Highland distillery has started production; a huge milestone in the quest to produce old style malt whisky. Rosalind Erskine spoke to two of the co-owners to find out more.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:05:35 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9349373</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.scotsman.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/13/11/21/Kythe-Distillery-Angus-Aaron-Jonny-2026.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=328%2C4%2C64%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>contributed</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Angus MacRaild, Aaron Chan and Jonny McMillan - co founders of Kythe distillery -  (contributed)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosalind Erskine]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T12:05:35+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Whisky]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>