Malt Maniacs Issue #100 - January 15, 2007

E-pistle #2007/01 - Concerns of a German Whisky Lover (submitted in December 2006 by Pit Krause, Germany)
E-pistle #2007/02 - An Indian's perspective on Scotch Whisky (submitted in December 2006 by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2007/03 - A Whisky Lover in a 'Dry' Town (submitted on January 7, 2007 by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle #2007/04 - The 'Cask Fondling' Phenomenon (submitted on January 9, 2007 by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/05 - A Dozen Delightful '2006' Drams (submitted on January 12 by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle #2007/06 - The Italian Whisky Mafia (submitted on January 13, 2007 by Joep van Drunen, Holland
E-pistle #2007/07 - Whisky Live South Africa 2006 Report (Cape Town) (submitted by Joe Barry, South-Africa)
E-pistle #2007/08 - Whisky Live South Africa 2006 Report (Johannesburg) (submitted by Larry Aaronson, South-Africa)
E-pistle #2007/09 - My '2006' Scotland Trip (submitted on January 14 by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #101 - February 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/10 - An Introduction to Japanese Whisky (submitted by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/11 - Big (Malts) in Japan (submitted by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle #2007/12 - A Different View on Finishing (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2007/13 - Old Ledaigs; Some Favourite Dark Horses (submitted by Pit Krause, Germany)
E-pistle #2007/14 - Whisky Development during 2 World Wars  (submitted by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Greece)
E-pistle #2007/15 - Half A Dozen Disposable Drams (submitted by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/16 - Typical Indian Tastes in Scotch Whisky (submitted by by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2007/17 - The Night They Lost Their Virginity  (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2007/18 - A Dozen & One Diabolical Drams (submitted by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/19 - Ask an Anorak: Cask Fondling (submitted by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #102 - March 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/20 - Serge's Simple Tasting Tips (submitted by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle #2007/21 - Bourbon Country's Dynamite Dozen (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/22 - Whisky in Wisconsin in 2007 (submitted by Doug Fulkerstone, USA)
E-pistle #2007/23 - Whiskyfest New York 2006 (submitted by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle #2007/24 - Lomond Stills & The Oil Enigma (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2007/25 - Half A Dozen Dissonant Drams (submitted by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/26 - Collecting in Belgium (submitted by Dominiek Bouckaert, Belgium)
E-pistle #2007/27 - Half A Dozen Annually Released Port Ellens (submitted by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/28 - Malts in Monk's Cafe (submitted by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle #2007/29 - Do The Scots Deserve Their Reputation? (submitted by Joe Barry, South Africa)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #103 - May 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/30 - Whisky Glasses; a Study (submitted by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/31 - Does your glass affect your dram? (submitted by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #2007/32 - Oliver's Travels - Three Chimneys Restaurant (submitted by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2007/33 - A Dozen Disposable Drams (submitted by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/34 - Book Review: How to Blend Scotch Whisky (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/35 - Spring Stunner Alerts (submitted by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #2007/36 - An Interview with Andy Watts (submitted by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle #2007/37 - A Dozen Drifting Drams (submitted by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle #2007/38 - Prohibition & the Scotch Whisky Industry (submitted by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Greece)
E-pistle #2007/39 - Independent Port Ellens (submitted by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #104 - June 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/40 - The Benefits of Adding Water Your Dram (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/41 - Diluting Water Tasting  (by Ho-cheng Yao, Taiwan)
E-pistle #2007/42 - Olivier's Travels: Summer Isle Restaurant (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2007/43 - Book Review: The Social History of Bourbon (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/44 - The Fossil Record in Antarctica  (by Lex Kraaijeveld, England)
E-pistle #2007/45 - Mega - Macallan Tasting in Australia (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #2007/46 - Glengoyne Ultimate Challenge (by Luc Timmermans, Belgium)
E-pistle #2007/47 - Limburg Whisky Fair 2007 (by Patrick Brossard, Switzerland)
E-pistle #2007/48 - A Dozen Dependable Drams (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle #2007/49 - Ask an Anorak: Bottle Oxidation  (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #105 - August 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/050 - Paxarete, the unloved saviour of sherry casks? (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/051 - Whyte & Mallya (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2007/052 - Olivier's Travels; Les Trois Rois, Basel (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2007/053 - Book Review: Wort, Worms & Washbacks (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada) 
E-pistle #2007/054 - Victoria Whisky Festival Report (by Wendy Harker, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/055 - A Dozen Diverse Drams (by Johannes v/d Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/056 - The Why & How of Rating Whisky (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/057 - A Whisky Weekend To Remember (by Magnus Fagerström, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/058 - Classifications of Whisky (by Ulf Buxrud, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/059 - A Dozen Canadian Drams (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #106 - October 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/060 - What we see in Whisky (by Hasse Nilsson & Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/061 - Classic Malts Cruise 2007 (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2007/062 - Olivier's Travels; The Seaforth, Ullapool (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2007/063 - Book Review: MJ's Malt Whisky Companion (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/064 - Old Friends & Older Friends (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle #2007/065 - Benriach - Sleeping Giant to Shooting Star (by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Greece)
E-pistle #2007/066 - Triple Blind Tasting (by Peter Silver, USA)
E-pistle #2007/067 - The Influence of Wood on Whisky  (by Paul Dejong, Belgium)
E-pistle #2007/068 - A Dozen Dewar Rattray Drams (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/069 - The Road to Bremerhaven (by Michel van Meersbergen & Thomas Lipka)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #107 - December 1, 2007

E-pistle #2007/70 - Analogies between Wine & Whisky (submitted by Pit Krause, Germany)
E-pistle #2007/71 - Whisky & White Gloves (submitted by Dave Broom, UK)
E-pistle #2007/72 - Olivier's Travels; L'Ami Louis, Paris (submitted by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2007/73 - Book Review: Charles MacLean's Whisky Tales (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2007/74 - Recently Released 'Stunners' (submitted by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #2007/75 - Whisky Live Paris 2007 Report  (submitted by Patrick Brossard, Switzerland)
E-pistle #2007/76 - A Dozen Deutsch Drams (submitted by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #2007/77 - Xenomaltology; St George (California, USA) (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2007/78 - Extra Book Review; The Business of Spirits (submitted by Johannes v/d Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/79 - A Speyside Sojourn (submitted by Joe Barry, South Africa)
 

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The archive offers a full overview of all E-pistles we have written since 1997. This page is dedicated to the
79 articles that were published in 2007. That's a little below our usual annual quotum of circa a hundred
E-pistles, partly because some of our discussions have moved to the Malt Maniacs & Friends group on
Facebook. It was launched just before we published the results for the Malt Maniacs Awards 2007 on
December 1 and less than a month later we already had more than 300 'friends' joining in our chats.
Well, we have got quite a few 'lurkers' actually - but hopefully they'll join in some time soon as well.
 
Apart from the archive section, the information we've gathered during A Decade of Heavy Dramming
is divided across four site sections; the Library (with whisky book reviews, our manifesto, the world
wide Lex-icon, etc.), the office (containing everything related to numbers, like the MM Awards section,
the Malt Maniacs Matrix and the Malt Maniacs Monitor), our cosy little hang-out called the bar (a place
to discuss new whiskies as well as the latest whisky news) and the locals - the section for our local
initiatives in the pipeline, including local whisky forums in German on the new 'Germaniacs' website.
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