Big Peat Christmas Edition 2022

Big Peat Christmas Edition 2022 is the festive bottling of Douglas Laing's Big Peat, an Islay blended malt Scotch whisky built from a selection of Islay single malts. This year's label shows the brand's feisty fisherman with his head caught in a Christmas wreath, and the producer describes the whisky as full of fireside warmth. True to the Douglas Laing family's 'as natural as it gets' approach, it is offered without colouring or chill-filtration and bottled at a natural cask strength of 54.2% ABV in a 700ml bottle.

Tasting Notes: Peat smoke and sea air over caramel and marshmallow sweetness.

Nose: Burnt caramel, Hebridean sea air and peat smoke.

Palate: Bonfire ash and rich earthiness, balanced by toasted marshmallow sweetness.

Finish: Long, with lingering smoke.

Serve: Neat in a tulip-shaped glass; a few drops of water will soften the cask-strength heat.