Big Peat 33 Years Old

Big Peat 33 Years Old is a peated Islay blended malt from Douglas Laing, with rare Port Ellen inside. The vatting brings Islay's smoke together with the prized Port Ellen thread. The Port Ellen thread is what many collectors prize most in it.

A blended malt vats single malts from several distilleries, here the peated names of Islay. At 33 year old it shows real maturity, the Port Ellen component lends its refined, oily smoke. An Oloroso sherry cask wrapped the smoke in dried fruit and a nutty depth. The long sleep concentrates the smoke and builds a lanolin, waxy texture. 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. Bottlings carrying closed distillery malt grow rarer each year.

At a natural 47.2% it is powerful and oily. Soft coconut and vanilla from the oak, while a refined peat reek carries brine, wax and a mineral edge. A lanolin wax and a coastal salinity give it real weight. The close is slow, soft peat over wax. A rich Islay dram threaded with rare Port Ellen.