Big Peat Platinum Edition 26 Year /Photo Credit: Douglas Laing & Co Distiller: A single drawing does not a whisky make. How did you actually create Big Peat’s whisky? The nose was peaty, but not overly so. It contained a little bit of smoked ham, flanked by a soft touch of iodine. But all so soft that it leaves you wanting for more. The nose remains – despite patience – closed. After the bottle was revealed, I couldn’t resist some feeling of disappointment. The nose does not reflect the label of ‘Big Peat’. Anticipate salty sea spray, beach bonfire smoke and a punch of sweet peat. Big Peat’s Whisky is offered at a Natural Cask Strength of 54.2% ABV and proudly without colouring or chill-filtration, just as he believes it should be. With serious commitment to smoke, you’ll find Big Peat searing well-charred meat on the grill at this year’s festival. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”).

An authentic Scottish summer doesn’t always bring blue skies and golden rays, but come rain or shine, our feisty Ileach fisherman is ready to embrace a smoke-filled beach barbecue in celebration of Fèis Ìle,” marketing director Cara Laing said in a news release. “Hand-selected for their charred meat, salty sea-air flavour profile, this remarkable limited edition is a marriage of Single Cask Single Malts, only from Islay. Big Peat looks forward to headlining the Islay Festival with a series of tasting events, both in person and online, bringing the true taste of Islay to whisky enthusiasts the world over. After all, he is Seriously Committed to SMOKE!” While Portnahaven doesn’t host its own distillery, it’s picturesque and I imagine was the most diplomatic choice over the other possible locations. Big Peat is a remarkable marriage of Malt Whiskies only from the island of Islay. He is, of course, proudly without colouring or chill-filtration and bottled at high alcohol strength (46%), resulting in a naturally oily spirit that promises an incredible mouth-feel. Nevertheless, both paired quite well and offered an entirely different experience. Still, I would probably recommend opting for a more full-bodied cigar that features ligero or sun-grown leaves in its blends. Buy it here (Dan Murphy’s) Buy it here (Catch) Buy it here (The Whisky Exchange) How We Chose this List of Peated WhiskyBig Peat is definitely the Die Hard whisky. Like the first three of the Die Hard trilogy, it offers heavy blasting and lots of smoky explosions on your mouth but gives you a soft and tender side as well (mainly for your nose). It is like John McClane – a vulnerable badass. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Nose: a summary of Islay, with salty peat, some vanilla and a great aniseed note. Some mocha. Overall rather sweet with a big emphasis on tarry notes. On top of this, I get some youngish fruit like pear and peach, which reminds me of Ardbeg Rollercoaster in a way. Nice ambiguity of younger and older elements. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. Finale: Long and peaty. It is probably young, but some mature stuff start to show themselves on the finale.

Buy it here (Dan Murphy’s) Buy it here (Vintage Cellars) Buy it here (The Whisky Exchange) Kilchoman | Image: Supplied 8. Kilchoman Let's talk about the whisky. It has opened up and was indeed very good. The Big Peat is a blended malt or vatted malt from Douglas Laing. They blend several Islay Single Malt together from the casks they don't want to bottled as a single malt. There is even some Port Ellen in it apparently. So for people that doesn't know, it is not a blended whisky as there is no grain whisky in it. It is made from single malts only, but they are from different distilleries. It is called a blended malt. Behind him is what appears to be the coastal village of what looks like Portnahaven. In reality, the Rinns of Islay lighthouse is somewhat further in the distance but it works nicely for the purposes of the label.Neat – Slightly thin mouthfeel. I would have expected it to be oilier given the nose. Sweet, some chocolate, then hit with peat on the development. Not very complex, but quite smooth (neutral descriptive comment, not an endorsement) and pleasant. 22/25 Nose: Curious yogurt aromas escaping from the bottle while poring the glass. Zesty hints of lemon, honey, a whiff of mint, thyme spice, white pepper and cereal. With water added: a fuller smokier nose, notes of earthy peat, bonfire smoke, iodine and some fruity notes are added to the mix This particular review is based on the 4th sample provide by the Whisky Wire as part of the Big Peat Tweet Tasting.