In this new 'archive' section you can find all the whisky articles we've published since
the massive crash of the old website in 2006. I'm afraid you'll still have to visit this
old 'ADHD' section (A Decade of Heavy Dramming) for some of the E-pistles we've
written between 1997 and 2006, but a growing number of articles about whisky
have been reconstructed in the old archive - which will eventually contain 100
issues of our E-zine. However, we're not quite there yet... So, just stay tuned!

For now, you can click on a year in the horizontal bar at the top to jump to an
overview of every article about Scotch whisky we've published in that year.
As far as the more recent articles are concerned, just scroll down if you'd like
to see a complete overview - or choose from the selection of recent E-pistles
in the green column at the right. The yellow column at the left contains links to
some of the other sections of our Malt Maniacs web site, which mostly have to
do with whisky scores and ratings. So, I'd like to heartily invite you to follow
one of those links - or read some of our 'reconstructed' issues for 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000 and 2001. Or, simply join the 'Mixed Messages' mailinglist for news.

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 van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2007/79 - A Speyside Sojourn  (submitted by Joe Barry, South Africa)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #108  -  February 29, 2008

E-pistle #2008/01 - The Best Whiskies of 2007  (submitted by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2008/02 - Olivier's Travels; Inverness  (submitted by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle #2008/03 - Book Review: Broom's Handbook of Whisky  (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada) 
E-pistle #2008/04 - Xenomaltology; Charbay, California, USA  (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2008/05 - Ardbeg Double Barrel - Tasting Report  (submitted by Mark Gillespie, USA) 
E-pistle #2008/06 - A Minion's Muse  (submitted by Dave Wankel, USA)
E-pistle #2008/07 - Ports of Call  (submitted by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle #2008/08 - An interview with Moritz Kallmeyer  (submitted by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle #2008/09 - My Most Memorable Visit to Scotland  (submitted by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Greece)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #109  -  April 15, 2008

E-pistle #2008/10 - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off  (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2008/11 - The Lastest (& Blackest?) Bowmore  (submitted by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle #2008/12 - Book Review; Whisky With Dinner  (submitted by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle #2008/13 - Responsible Drinking  (submitted by Dominic Roskrow, UK)
E-pistle #2008/14 - A Dozen Recent Duncan Taylor Bottlings  (submitted by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #2008/15 - What's in a Word?  (submitted by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #2008/16 - (Sort of a) Book Review; The Malt Whisky File  (submitted by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2008/17 - CioccolaTò Report 2008  (submitted by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle #2008/18 - Mega Macallan Tasting (Part II)  (submitted by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #2008/19 - Glenfarclas Family Casks: The Saga goes on  (submitted by Luc Timmermans, Belgium)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #110  -  October 15, 2008

E-pistle #2008/20 - What's 'Modern' Whisky?  (submitted by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle #2008/21 - Thomas Dewar, A Biography  (submitted by Robert Karlsson & Hasse Nilsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #2008/22 - Interview with Duncan Taylor's Euan Shand  (submitted by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #2008/23 - One Man's Mascara is Another Man's Malt  (submitted by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle #2008/24 - How To Speak Whisky   (submitted by Peter Silver, USA)
E-pistle #2008/25 - Cutty Sark: a Scantily-clad Witch  (submitted by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2008/26 - Bert's Summer Stunners Report  (submitted by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #2008/27 - Springbank Whisky School  (submitted by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #111  -  February 8, 2009

E-pistle #2009-01; SWA; the Scotch Wankers Association (Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #2009-02; Do You Believe in Bottle Maturation? (Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle #2009-03; The Chemistry of Water & Whisky (Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle #2009-04; My Best Whiskies of 2008 (Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle #2009-05; Fruit Flies or Peat Flies? (Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #2009-06; A Dozen Chaotic Drams (Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle #2009-07; Politics, Religion & Whiskey in America (David Wankel, USA)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #112  -  April 13, 2009

E-pistle #2009-08; For Sake's Sake (Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #2009-09; Today's Whisky Climate (Dave Broom, United Kingdom)
E-pistle #2009-10; Spreading The Word (David Wankel, USA)
E-pistle #2009-11; A Gourmet's Delight (Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #2009-12; Ardbeggeddon Ten (Davin & Euan McPhee, Canada)
E-pistle #2009-13; Adventures in Taste Perversion (Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle #2009-14; A Sulphury Discussion (transcript by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #113  -  June 15, 2009

E-pistle 2009-15; What Is Sherried Whisky? (Dave Broom, United Kingdom)
E-pistle 2009-16; A Sherried Discussion - Part 1 (Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2009-17; Macallan Masters of Photography (Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle 2009-18; Stuart Nickerson Interview (Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2009-19; Astar Trek (Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009-20; Victoria Festival (Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009-21; Vienna Whisky Fair (Konstantin Grigoriadis, Greece)
E-pistle 2009-22; Summer Speysides & Friends (Louis Perlman, USA)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #114  -  October 21, 2009

E-pistle 2009-23; A Few Truths & Observations about Scotch whisky (Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle 2009-24; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wine Tasting (Peter Silver, USA)
E-pistle 2009-25; Matching Dogs & Whisky (Lex Kraaijeveld, England)
E-pistle 2009-26; Pairing Whisk(e)y with a Great Meal (Dave Wankel & Adam Herz, USA)
E-pistle 2009-27; Summer Means Tequila! (Noel Buckley, USA)
E-pistle 2009-28; Where Does A Specific Taste Come From? (Benny Ingman, Sweden)
E-pistle 2009-29; Why Whisky is better than a Woman (Paul DeJong, Belgium)
 

Malt Maniacs Issue #115  -  December 31, 2009

E-pistle 2009-30; Tripping Down Memory Lane (Johannes van den Heuvel)
E-pistle 2009-31; Commotion At The Collecting House (Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle 2009-32; From Whisky Scorer to Juror: Part 1 (Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009-33; Stunning Wines, Stupendous Whiskies (Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle 2009-34; Book Review - Whisky & Philosophy (Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009-35; Black, White & Gold Bowmores (Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle 2009-36; South Africa's First Single Grain (Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2009-37; The Colouring & Filtering Experiment (Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle 2009-38; Confessions of a Swiss Malt Maniac (Patrick de Schulthess, Switzerland)
 

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Those were the issues that we published between January 2007 until the end of 2009.
Older articles about whisky (single mat, Scotch or other types) from the Malt Maniacs E-zine can be found in the ADHD section.
In 2010 we started publishing our E-pistles as separate PDF files;
 

What's with the confusing issue numbers?

For those of you that are wondering about how we suddenly
jumped from MM#18 in the ADHD section to MM#100 in this
new archive; Even though Louis and Craig started to submit
'prE-pistles' as early as 1997, we didn't publish them in the
form of a proper E-zine until 2002 when we started 'numbering'
the issues. I'm now re-writing history by starting with a brand
new Malt Maniacs Issue #1, filled by the articles we've written
about single malt whisky in 1997 - over a decade ago.
 
And that's not the only change we've had to make as the
internet is busy evolving around us. In 2010, we've started
aiming for slightly "heavier" E-pistles that are published as
single PDF files. You can find an overview of all PDF E-pistles
in the PDF E-PISTLE REPOSITORY at the bottom of the page.
Inspired to write an E-pistle yourself? Don't hesitate!