Among the most important distilleries producing whisky torbato single malt we find, more or less in order of intensity (average) of peaty scents: Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Talisker, Highland Park, Bowmore, Kilchoman, Oban, Clynelish, Bruichladdich.Īmong the companies that produce blended whisky torbati there are: Johnnie Walker, Big Peat, Smokey Joe.Įach of the aforementioned distilleries produces different products, each with its own peculiar characteristics, sold at prices that are also very different from each other, the offer of peat products is very wide, how to choose then? The criteria of our selection Most of the Scottish distilleries produce peaty whiskeys and most of these are located around the Hebrides, especially on the Isle of Skye and Islay. The distilleries that produce peaty whiskey Peat enriches whiskey with smoky aromas but it leaves all the other scents and flavors of whiskey unaltered and there are also various degrees of turbulence, not all peaty whiskeys are equally peaty.Įach distillery that uses it has its own idea of perfect whiskey and each tries to pursue its goal using more or less peat and the different types depending on the taste it intends to obtain. Peat is one of the characteristics shared by certain whiskeys, but it is deeply wrong to think that this homologates the taste. Once the barley has germinated (after being soaked in water for a few days) it is dried in special ovens to stop its germination, and it is precisely in this phase that peat enters because some distilleries use it to feed the ovens with which they dry the germinated cereal, the fumes of the peat enrich the malt with aromas that are then found after several decades in whiskey. To produce whiskey it is necessary to obtain germinated barley in order to obtain must to be sent for distillation and then for aging. But what does peat have to do with barley distillate, how do these two elements intersect? How peaty whiskey is made This compound is used as natural fertilizer for the soil (it enriches its composition with mineral salts), it has been used for centuries as fuel in homes and in many whiskey distilleries, where it was initially used because it was the only fuel present on site and at low cost, the only one that did not require importation from other places, today it plays an essential role characterizing the taste and aromas of the whiskey produced. Plants, animals and insects that die are deposited on the seabed, here due to the lack of oxygen, complete decomposition does not occur, thus giving rise to peat it is the first stage of coal formation. It is a natural product made from organic material decomposition that is created in cold and water-rich soils such as lakes and marshes, places particularly present in Hebridean islands in Scotland. Peaty whiskey: what it is, how it is produced and which are the best
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