Big Peat The DrankDozijn Edition

Big Peat The DrankDozijn Edition, from Douglas Laing, vats Islay's smoky malts with Port Ellen at its core. It gathers Islay's smoky malts into a rich, coastal blended malt. Big Peat has appeared in countless editions for markets and festivals.

A blended malt vats single malts from several distilleries, here the peated names of Islay. Built without an age statement, the Port Ellen component lends its refined, oily smoke. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon American oak, gentle wood beneath the peat. Long, cool maturation in Islay warehouses lets the smoke knit slowly with the oak. It wears the big, coastal smoke of the island with pride. A modern Islay dram with a thread of the past inside. The Islay malts give it a smoke quite unlike a mainland blend. Vattings like this let the smoky malts of Islay shine together. The peat is the point here, drawn from Islay's smoky distilleries.

At 48%, undiluted, it is bold and smoky. Light oak sweetness underneath, while a gently medicinal smoke carries oily lemon, brine and a lanolin wax. It is elegant and deep, the peat folded into the malt. Embers and sea salt see out a long finish. A smoky, characterful blended malt built on Islay peat and Port Ellen.