E-pistles

All E-pistles from 2010 on are stored on this site as PDF files.

2013

E-pistle 2013-05: Peat on the Cheap (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2013-04: The Bite of the Lochindaal (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2013-03: Knocked Out At Knockando (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle 2013-02: The Spirits of Kingston – The Little Festival That Could (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2013-01: Whisky Clubs: Join One or Start One! (by Jacob Krodel, Korea)

2012

E-pistle 2012-09: Super-tasters – Could you be one? (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2012-08: The Blue Mouse: A Bavarian Distillery (by Jacob Krodel, Korea)
E-pistle 2012-07: Annandale, A Distillery Rediscovered (by Ralfy Mitchell, Isle of Man)
E-pistle 2012-06: Visit to Dalwhinnie – An Armchair Travelogue (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle 2012-05: Olfaction & Memory – A Whiff, a Sniff and a Flashback (by Keith Wood, Germany)
E-pistle 2012-04: Complexity In Whisky – Lost And Found (by Oliver Klimek, Germany)
E-pistle 2012-03: Beer Goes Barley (by Pit Krause, Germany)
E-pistle 2012-02: A glimpse of taste variation in Victorian times? (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2012-01 – The Taste of Chill-Filtration (by Matthew Fergusson-Stewart, Singapore)

2011

E-pistle 2011-13 – The Cleaning of the Augian Stables (by Paul Dejong, Belgium)
E-pistle 2011-12 – The Smokeheads (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2011-11 – Glenglassaugh’s Revival (by Ralfy Mitchell, Isle of Man)
E-pistle 2011-10 – The Hierarchy of independent Whisky Releases (by Ruben Luyten, Belgium)
E-pistle 2011-09 – Malt Maniacs Awards 2011 – Taxing Times (by Keith Wood, Germany)
E-pistle 2011-08 – Peter Silver – Whisky Superhero (by Peter Silver, USA)
E-pistle 2011-07 – Freud Was Right! (by Michael Blaum, UK)
E-pistle 2011-06 – Chill Filtration & Cloud Formation in Whisky (by Matthew Fergusson-Stewart, Singapore)
E-pistle 2011-05 – Whisky in Singapore (by Benjamin Chen, Singapore)
E-pistle 2011-04 – Guilty Pleasures (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2011-03 – The Reverse Angel’s Share (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2011-02 – The Trouble with Tradition (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2011-01 – Beefing Up or Dumbing Down (by Olivier Klimek, Germany)

2010

E-pistle 2010-11 – Scotch versus Bourbon (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2010-10 – Whisky Satori (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2010-09 – The Chemistry of Whisky (by Kasper Valentin, Scandinavia)
E-pistle 2010-08 – Four Facts about Whisky (by Oliver Klimek, Germany)
E-pistle 2010-07 – Fresh from Kavalan Distillery (Charles MacLean, Scotland)
E-pistle 2010-06 – Whisky taxes in the EU (by Keith Wood, Germany)
E-pistle 2010-05 – Whisky and the World Cup (by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2010-04 – So, Does Age Matter? (by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle 2010-03 – Whisky and Grumpiness (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2010-02 – My Laphroaig Quest (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle 2010-01 – Peak Whisky (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)

2009

Malt Manaics Issue #115

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

Malt Manaics Issue #114

E-pistle 2009/29 – Why Whisky is better than a Woman (by Paul DeJong, Belgium)
E-pistle 2009/28 – Where Does a Specific Taste Come From? (by Benny Ingman, Sweden)
E-pistle 2009/27 – It’s Summer And That Means Tequila! (by Noel Buckley, USA)
E-pistle 2009/26 – Pairing Whisk(e)y with a Great Meal (by David Wankel, USA and Foreign Correspondent Adam Herz, USA)
E-pistle 2009/25 – Matching Dogs With Whisky (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2009/24 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wine Tasting (by Jessica and Peter Silver, USA)
E-pistle 2009/23 – Truths & Observations about Scotch Whisky (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)

Malt Manaics Issue #113

E-pistle 2009/22 – Summer Speysides and Friends (by Louis Perlman, New York)
E-pistle 2009/21 – Vienna Whisky Fair (by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Austria)
E-pistle 2009/20 – Victoria Whisky Festival 2009 (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009/19 – Astar Trek (by Nabil Mailloux, Canada)
E-pistle 2009/18 – An Interview with Stuart Nickerson (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2009/17 – Macallan Masters of Photography (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle 2009/16 – Ask an Anorak: A Sherried Discussion (Part 1)
E-pistle 2009/15 – What Is Sherried Whisky? (by Dave Broom, UK)

Malt Manaics Issue #112

E-pistle 2009/14 – A Sulphury Discussion
E-pistle 2009/13 – Adventures in Taste Perversion (by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle 2009/12 – Ardbeggeddon Ten (by Euan McPhee and Davin de Kergommeaux)
E-pistle 2009/11 – Streah MTAESMT – A Gourmet’s Delight (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle 2009/10 – Spreading The Word (by David Wankel, USA)
E-pistle 2009/09 – Today’s Whisky Climate (by Dave Broom, UK)
E-pistle 2009/08 – For Sake’s Sake (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)

Malt Manaics Issue #111

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

2008

Malt Manaics Issue #110

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

Malt Manaics Issue #109

E-pistle 2008/19 – Glenfarclas Family Casks : The Saga goes on (by Luc Timmermans, Belgium)
E-pistle 2008/18 – Mega-Macallan Tasting (Flight 2) (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle 2008/17 – CioccolaTò Report 2008 (by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle 2008/16 – (Sort of a) Book Review: The Malt Whisky File (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2008/15 – What’s In A Word? (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle 2008/14 – A Dozen Recent Duncan Taylor Bottlings (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle 2008/13 – Responsible Drinking (by Dominic Roskrow, UK)
E-pistle 2008/12 – Book Review: Whisky With Dinner (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2008/11 – The Latest (and Blackest?) Bowmore (by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle 2008/10 – Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)

Malt Manaics Issue #108

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

Malt Manaics Issue #107

E-pistle 2007/079 – A Speyside Sojourn (by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2007/078 – Extra Book Review; The Business of Spirits (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/077 – Xenomaltology; St George (California, USA) (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2007/076 – A Dozen Deutsch Drams (by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle 2007/075 – Whisky Live Paris 2007 Report (by Patrick Brossard, Switzerland)
E-pistle 2007/074 – Recently Released ‘Stunners’ (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle 2007/073 – Book Review: Whisky Tales (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2007/072 – Olivier’s Travels; L’Ami Louis, Paris (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle 2007/071 – Whisky & White Gloves (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle 2007/070 – Analogies between Wine & Whisky (by Pit Krause, Germany)

Malt Manaics Issue #106

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

Malt Manaics Issue #105

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

Malt Manaics Issue #104

E-pistle 2007/049 – Ask an Anorak: Bottle Oxidation
E-pistle 2007/048 – A Dozen Dependable Drams (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2007/047 – Limburg Whisky Fair 2007 (by Patrick Brossard, Switzerland)
E-pistle 2007/046 – Glengoyne Ultimate Challenge (by Luc Timmermans, Belgium)
E-pistle 2007/045 – Mega – Macallan Tasting in Australia (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle 2007/044 – The Fossil Record in Antarctica (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2007/043 – Book Review: The Social History of Bourbon (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2007/042 – Oliver’s Travels; The Summer Isle Restaurant (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle 2007/041 – Diluting Water Tasting (by Ho-cheng Yao, Taiwan)
E-pistle 2007/040 – The Benefits of Adding Water Your Dram (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)

Malt Manaics Issue #103

E-pistle 2007/039 – Independent Port Ellens (by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle 2007/038 – Prohibition & the Scotch Whisky Industry (by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Austria)
E-pistle 2007/037 – A Dozen Drifting Drams (by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle 2007/036 – An Interview with Andy Watts (by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2007/035 – Spring Stunner Alerts (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle 2007/034 – Book Review: How to Blend Scotch Whisky (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2007/033 – A Dozen Disposable Drams (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/032 – Oliver’s Travels; Three Chimneys Restaurant (by Olivier Humbrecht, France)
E-pistle 2007/031 – Does your glass affect your dram? (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle 2007/030 – Whisky Glasses; a Study (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)

Malt Manaics Issue #102

E-pistle 2007/029 – Do the Scots deserve their reputation? (by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2007/028 – Malts in Monk’s Cafe (by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle 2007/027 – Half a Dozen Annually Released Port Ellens (by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle 2007/026 – Collecting in Belgium (by Dominiek Bouckaert, Belgium)
E-pistle 2007/025 – Half A Dozen Dissonant Drams (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/024 – Lomond Stills & The Oil Enigma (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2007/023 – Whiskyfest New York 2006 (by Louis Perlman, USA)
E-pistle 2007/022 – Whisky in Wisconsin in 2007 (by Doug Fulkerstone, USA)
E-pistle 2007/021 – Bourbon Country’s Dynamite Dozen (by Davin de Kergommeaux, Canada)
E-pistle 2007/020 – Serge’s Simple Tasting Tips (by Serge Valentin, France)

Malt Manaics Issue #101

E-pistle 2007/019 – Ask an Anorak: Cask Fondling
E-pistle 2007/018 – A Dozen & One Diabolical Drams (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/017 – The Night They Lost Their Virginity (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2007/016 – Typical Indian Tastes in Scotch Whisky (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle 2007/015 – Half A Dozen Disposable Drams (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/014 – Whisky Development during 2 World Wars (by Konstantin Grigoriadis, Austria)
E-pistle 2007/013 – Old Ledaigs; Some Favourite Dark Horses (by Pit Krause, Germany)
E-pistle 2007/012 – A Different View on Finishing (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle 2007/011 – Big (Malts) in Japan (by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle 2007/010 – An Introduction to Japanese Whisky (by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)

Malt Manaics Issue #100

E-pistle 2007/009 – My ‘2006’ Scotland Trip (by Luca Chichizola, Italy)
E-pistle 2007/008 – Whisky Live South Africa 2006 – Johannesburg (by Larry Aaronson, South Africa)
E-pistle 2007/007 – Whisky Live South Africa 2006 – Cape Town (by Joe Barry, South Africa)
E-pistle 2007/006 – The Italian Whisky Mafia (by Joep van Drunen, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/005 – A Dozen Delightful ‘2006’ Drams (by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle 2007/004 – The ‘Cask Fondling’ Phenomenon (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle 2007/003 – A Whisky Lover in a ‘Dry’ Town (by Mark Gillespie, USA)
E-pistle 2007/002 – An Indian’s perspective on Scotch Whisky (by Krishna Nukala, India)
E-pistle 2007/001 – Concerns of a German Whisky Lover (by Pit Krause, Germany)

2006

Malt Manaics Issue #18

E-pistle #18/21 – Sulphur (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)
E-pistle #18/20 – Kate Bush Distilled (by Lex Kraaijeveld, UK)
E-pistle #18/19 – Glen Mhor Distillery Profile (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #18/18 – The Secret Bottler (by Serge Valentin, France)
E-pistle #18/17 – Glenlochy Distillery Profile (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle #18/16 – An Interview with Billy Walker (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #18/15 – Glen Keith Distillery Profile (by Martine Nouet, France)
E-pistle #18/14 – Never Forget To Get Rid Of Your Receipt (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #18/13 – The Whiskey World In The Wild, Wild, West! (by Susan Purnell, USA)
E-pistle #18/12 – Glenglassaugh Distillery Profile (by Craig Daniels, Australia)
E-pistle #18/11 – Maniacal Tasting in Ingooigem (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #18/10 – The Art of Blending Prune Wine & Whisky (by Lawrence Graham, Canada)
E-pistle #18/09 – Glen Flagler / Killyloch Distillery Profile (by Robert Karlsson, Sweden)
E-pistle #18/08 – 1.618 & The Da Vinci Dram (by Ralfy Mitchell, UK)
E-pistle #18/07 – An Interview with George Grant (by Luc Timmermans, Belgium)
E-pistle #18/06 – Glencraig Distillery Profile (by Ho-cheng Yao, Taiwan)
E-pistle #18/05 – Spirit of Speyside Festival 2006 Report (by Bruce Crichton, UK)
E-pistle #18/04 – Musings about the Original Question – Part 3: Scotland (by Lex Kraaijeveld, Belgium)
E-pistle #18/03 – Glen Albyn Distillery Profile (by Michel van Meersbergen, Holland)
E-pistle #18/02 – Another Look at Oak (by Bert Bruyneel, Belgium)
E-pistle #18/01 – Alsatian Adventures 2006 (Part 1) (by Johannes van den Heuvel, Holland)

E-pistle 2013-05: Peat on the Cheap