Big Peat The Bremen Edition

Big Peat The Bremen Edition 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. Built without an age statement, the Port Ellen component lends its refined, oily smoke. An ex-Bourbon hogshead held it, the soft oak letting the Islay character lead. The long sleep concentrates the smoke and builds a lanolin, waxy texture. 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. Douglas Laing has long specialised in the malts of the islands.

At a full 48% it is concentrated and oily. A light vanilla from the refill oak, while a graceful Islay smoke carries brine, wax and a mineral edge. A lanolin wax and a coastal salinity give it real weight. The finish smoulders gently, oily and long. A big, smoky Islay vatting with closed distillery Port Ellen inside.