Big Peat The Vatertag Edition #2

Big Peat The Vatertag Edition #2 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. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, the classic wood for Port Ellen. The peat phenols fade only slowly, which is why even very old Port Ellen keeps its smoke. 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 48% it is powerful and oily. A gentle vanilla note, while an elegant, structured smoke carries brine, wax and a mineral edge. A lanolin wax and a coastal salinity give it real weight. The finish runs oily, saline and slow. A bold Islay blended malt carrying a thread of legendary Port Ellen.