Which scotch is smoky

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Continue to 5 of 7 below. Your Privacy Rights. Peat is an accumulation of decayed vegetation or organic matter usually found naturally occurring in peatlands, bogs, mires and moors.

Essentially a thick mud, it can be cut out in square bricks and dried as an alternative fuel source to coal. As was the case in early whisky making days. Joe Cutcliffe is a Sydney-based writer and editor with over five years of experience in the digital media industry.

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The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The moderately peated Caol Ila is not as much of bruiser as many of its fellow Islay malts, but the peat here gives elements of both bacon and pine forest. Though the barley used for this malt is not actually peated, this whisky was finished in casks that used to hold…peated whisky.

The result is delightful. I would include Jura Superstition on this list but it was quietly discontinued a while ago. I really miss it. A big luscious sherry-based profile is given a smoky boost for a superb combination of fruit and peat. This Penderyn, like the Nadurra, gains its peat from casks that used to hold peated Scotch whisky.

This is a BETA experience. Robust and smoky with a real hit of fresh fruit and black pepper, this whisky lingers on the palate well beyond each sip. Try it. Enjoy this warm and delicious dram over ice. Peat is procured from Islay and Aberdeen for this heavily peated single malt packed with rich tropical fruits, a soft dose of vanilla from bourbon cask maturation and a delightful punchy smoke.

Tender, juicy steaks and blue cheese can help you unravel every nuance of this magnificent malt from Goa. This is a bonfire of a whisky. There is a heavy barley influence with softer notes of vanilla and lemon zest. Give it some time in the glass to develop and showcase its brilliant charms. This complex and deeply enjoyable expression from the Hakushu distillery captures the smoky, herbaceous characteristics of their whiskies.

A fresh and easy going drink this works fantastic in a Highball. You will either love or hate this big, powerful dram that is both assertive and full of flavours. The double maturation once in ex-bourbon barrels and then in quarter casks gives the spirit more contact with the wood, imparting warm and spicy oak flavours.