To do so, the brand blended Caol Ila whisky finished in Palo Cortado sherry-seasoned butts, Peat Monster finished in second-fill red wine casks, and Laphroaig finished in Marsala barriques.

If you like a peaty whisky, Bunnahabhain is probably the peatiest of them all. • Island: Scotch from the Islands generally that bridges the wide gap between Highland Scotches and Islay whiskies.

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Burnt. Smoky. Medicinal. Each of these represents a subcategory of “peaty” whisky in the Scotch Whisky Research Institute’s brightly coloured flavour wheel. A more chemistry-focused flavour wheel ...