Big Peat
12 Years Old
- 46
- 12 Years Old
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Blended Malt
Big Peat is a marriage of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies only from the Island of Islay. Launched in 2009 and part of Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts range, Big Peat is a feisty character, with a sweet side too. This characterful Ileach Fisherman encapsulates that feisty spirit of Islay with the Caol Ila spirit bringing sweetness, Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a medicinal, earthy quality and Port Ellen, a degree...
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Big Peat is a marriage of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies only from the Island of Islay. Launched in 2009 and part of Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts range, Big Peat is a feisty character, with a sweet side too. This characterful Ileach Fisherman encapsulates that feisty spirit of Islay with the Caol Ila spirit bringing sweetness, Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a medicinal, earthy quality and Port Ellen, a degree of elegance. Big Peat represents all that is Islay in a bottle. This is the ultimate distillation of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Regions.
Archetypally Islay, Big Peat 12 Years Old delivers charred oak, chimney smoke, rock pools and summer tar, running to a long lingering finish with brown sugar, bonfire ashes and a real phenolic quality. Proudly bottled at 46% ABV and offered without colouring or chill-filtration, allowing the naturally oily character of the spirit to reign supreme. It’s the ultimate distillation of Islay.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - The nose opens clean, fresh, salty and oceanic, developing to sweet Malt dried over peat.
Palate - On the palate, anticipate charred oak, chimney smoke, rock pools and summer tar.
Finish - A long and lingering finish of brown sugar, bonfire ashes and a real phenolic quality.
Archetypally Islay, Big Peat 12 Years Old delivers charred oak, chimney smoke, rock pools and summer tar, running to a long lingering finish with brown sugar, bonfire ashes and a real phenolic quality. Proudly bottled at 46% ABV and offered without colouring or chill-filtration, allowing the naturally oily character of the spirit to reign supreme. It’s the ultimate distillation of Islay.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - The nose opens clean, fresh, salty and oceanic, developing to sweet Malt dried over peat.
Palate - On the palate, anticipate charred oak, chimney smoke, rock pools and summer tar.
Finish - A long and lingering finish of brown sugar, bonfire ashes and a real phenolic quality.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig