Big Peat The Gall & Gall Edition

Big Peat The Gall & Gall Edition is a Douglas Laing blended malt, an Islay vatting with Port Ellen among its malts. Big Peat marries the smoky malts of Islay into one bold, characterful dram. Douglas Laing built Big Peat as a tribute to the smoke of Islay.

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. Refill bourbon wood held the spirit, flattering its citric, oily smoke. The peat phenols fade only slowly, which is why even very old Port Ellen keeps its smoke. Smoke, salt and citrus run through its Islay character. 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.

Undiluted at 50%, it is deep and smoky. Gentle oak vanilla beneath the smoke, while a briny peat smoke carries brine, wax and a mineral edge. A lanolin wax and a coastal salinity give it real weight. Deep and elegant, the smoke lingers long. An assertive, coastal blended malt touched by Port Ellen smoke.