Douglas Laing Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2017 Big Peat’s Pals
48% ABV - Islay, Scotland
Nose: Mulled wine with dry cherries and moderate amounts of smoke. Decorative holiday bark.
Taste: Spiced red fruits, with some berries, smoke—some it beach campfire, and burnt bacon.
Finish: Mostly sweet with hints of citrus, prune, and spices. Moderate barbecue smoke.
This had a surprisingly tame nose, but… I had been drinking Big Peat earlier in the evening before pouring this dram! (And that was not an ex-Sherry release so I though it would be smart to have this one second, but the other had a higher ABV and much higher active peat smoke content. No problem; there are worse things in life that could happen.)
This Fèis Ìle release of Douglas Laing’s Big Peat featured the faces of a number of Big Peat fans from across the world. They were each giving their best impression of the wincing Big Peat expression. The imagery is only featured on the packaging tube, which I put away a long time ago and haven’t seen it since!
Details: Finished in Sherry Casks.
Tasting Notes (Official): The Limited Edition Big Peat bottle in your hand carries a big, sooty, beachy and oceanic selection of Malts distilled only on Scotland’s Whisky island of Islay. Islay’s Distilleries are renowned for their peaty, smoky character, all offering variations on the theme of ash, coal dust and tar. Big Peat encapsulates all of that feisty spirit in this very bottle.
Tasted 20 November 2023. (Posted 5 February 2024.)
