We’re currently delivering to the following countries including Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand (16 of 17 regions), Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, & United States (20 of 62 states inc Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, & Wyoming). Like many of Islay’s proud expressions, Big Peat is a bold and unapologetic whisky. Some people may claim that its brash approach does Islay a disservice. However, I would argue that it succeeds in capturing its essence in a single bottle. Actually, it’s a great introduction to the spirit of what the island offers. For instance, we sampled some Big Peat while preparing the comparative review of Davidoff and Romeo y Julieta’s Year of the Rat cigars. Both of these cigars feature exceedingly different blends with the Romeo y Julieta being quite mild and floral while the Davidoff was particularly full-bodied. Buy it here (Dan Murphy’s) Buy it here (Catch) Buy it here (The Whisky Exchange) How We Chose this List of Peated Whisky While Portnahaven doesn’t host its own distillery, it’s picturesque and I imagine was the most diplomatic choice over the other possible locations.

Overall, Big Peat offers a salty primary taste with a zesty citrus tartness throughout the opening. This is combined with a succulent and oily mouthfeel and a bracing eucalyptic effect.

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The smoke from the burning peat imparts a distinct flavour upon the grains, which finds its way into the final liquid, much to the joy of most peaty scotch lovers (and the chagrin of a few). What this means is that the universally accepted PPM measurement is a good indicator of the presence of peat, but also has a wide range of scope for distillers–not all that dissimilar to the measurement used by brewers to determine the bitterness levels of a delicious beer. Image: Kilchoman What is Peated Whisky? Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. We shall make reasonable efforts to inform you of any unavailability due to maintenance or updates. If you have a passion for exceptionally peaty whisky, Big Peat will leave something to be desired. However, for those who are looking an introduction to Islay Scotch or want something less than a peat kiln in their mouths, Big Peat is a solid choice. Its smell and flavor are certainly dominated by peat, which limits its potential for complexity.

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If you’re a peat head, and c’mon… you know who you are, then the Big Peat Whisky is for you. It’s a tasty blended malt put out by the Douglas Lang folks. Blended malt meaning there is no grain whisky used in this blend, it’s a 100% malt blend and specifically, it’s a blend of 100% Islay whiskies.