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-[[File:Duke August of Fox Grove.jpg|250px|left]]
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-The '''[[Duke of Fox Grove]]''' is a member of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Peerage of Westarctica|nobility]].  He currently serves as the Minister of Culture of Westarctica's [[Royal Council]]. His title is not derived from any current [[Index of geographic features in Westarctica|geographic feature]] of Westarctica.
+A '''[[Blowtorch (drink)|blowtorch]]''' is an alcoholic cocktail invented by members of the 1928 Byrd Antarctic Expedition. The recipe calls for mixing lemon powder with grain alcohol and diluting the mixture with [[ice]] until it's drinkable.
-In December of 2018, Duke August was named the [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration|Deputy Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]]. In March 2019, the appointment was made official and His Grace was promoted to full Ministerial status, as the [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]]. He served in this role until 28 January 2020, when he became the first Minister of Culture.
+Although the crew had a sizable stock of liquor with them, the majority of the stores were probably consumed during the voyage to [[Antarctica]] or simply left behind on the ship while they commenced exploration of the continent. In any case, it is evident there was no liquor readily available when the team wintered over at the Little America base.
-Since September 2021, His Grace has served as Editor-in-Chief of [[Westarctica Quarterly]]. The duke was present at the signing of the [[Marana Accords]] and reported on the event for the national press.
+Dr. F. Dana Coman, the expedition's physician, and the man with the keys to the liquor supply, took some of the grain alcohol and mixed it with the lemon powder and the crushed orange juice concentrate. The men dubbed this extremely potent drink a "blowtorch." [[Richard Byrd]] himself participated in the festivities and every couple of weeks, he would authorize a tub of blowtorches to be made up and a party held to help the men relax and unwind during the long winter.
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