Malts-L

[Paul Dejong]

A very heartfelt: Yes, Malts-L should continue!!!

Paul.

PS. On the DT news... I think they almost have to!
The news I've been hearing these last couple of months is that no distillery
or drinks group is selling ANY whisky for money any more! They only "swap"
spirit.
Obviously the boom that is expected due to things happening in the far east
and russia has changed whisky into liquid gold, and no-one is willing to
sell any more.
Therefore, independent bottlers, who do not have their own distillery, and
thus spirit to swqp, will become extinct?

I also heard that diageo have plans to build a distillery that will dwarf
all existing ones, capable of a mass output that equals or surpasses all
their current portfolio put together...

Whether all this is true I don't know...sure thing is: the world of whisky
is shaking a bit...


On 15-04-2007 11:52, "Kraaijeveld A.R." <A.R.Kraaijeveld at SOTON.AC.UK> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> First of all, thanks to Frank for all his efforts hosting the list over the
> years.
> 
> I think there are two quite separate issues. Of course I do agree with Davin
> and others that he archives are a very valuable resource and ought to be
> preserved in some way or another.
> 
> Then the active list itself. Clearly, there has been very minimal activity the
> last year or so. I guess all good things have a limited life span, but I do
> feel sad about a vibrant, knowledgeable and often opinionated (and I mean that
> in a positive way) whisky community slip into oblivion. So I think we need to
> consider whether there is enough interest remaining to set up Malts-L as an
> active list somewhere else. If no more than a handful of people feel that way,
> setting up a new Malts-L somewhere else, only to see it remain silent, is
> probably a waste of time. A lot of us are probably active on other whisky fora
> scattered across the internet, but do we want Malts-L to remain as a separate
> entity?
> 
> Personally, my answer to this is a clear 'yes', given how special and unique
> (to me) Malts-L has always been compared to virtually all other whisky e-fora
> I've been active in. So .... other who feel the same as I do and want to try
> and breathe new life into Malts-L?
> 
> Bit of news (at least it was news to me): Duncan Taylor has plans to build its
> own distillery.
> 
> 
> Slainte
> Lex
> 
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> Why can't you say what they want you to
> Why can't you do what they taught you
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