Peat Of The Moment

Bad boys of the Dram world   “Can I get an encore? Do you want more? So for one last time I need ya’ll to roar…”   We’re back at it again with the bad boys of the Whisk(e)y world: Peated Whisk(e)y. Yep, we’ve rounded up a new band of Whiskies from around the world to take the stage and rock your palate. The lights are perfectly calibrated, the pyrotechnics are on point, and the smoke...? Well, our rockstar drams are bringing plenty of that to the table.    Ah shit—the groupies just got here. Time to get backstage.   Now, what exactly gives these Whiskies their sexy, smoldering profile? That, friends, is the power of Peat, which is essentially decomposed organic plant matter typically found in bogs and ferns in places like Scotland, Ireland and Canada. This pungent stuff sneaks into your Whisk(e)y in the malting process or with finishing it in a cask, when the dried barley absorbs the smoke odor from the burning peat used in the drying. And it’s a polarizing thin