Big Peat Islay Blended Malt

Big Peat

This is a blended malt, consisting of Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore, and Port Ellen single malts, plus (according to a few sources) a few mystery malts tossed into the mix. With a moniker like “Big Peat,” you know what to expect here. Yet, despite what the name might imply, this is a very palatable, non-threatening whisky, more of a peat gentleman...

Score 88/100

Big Peat

Another bottle I bought because of Jim Murray’s sacred scriptures. This one earned a 96 from him. This bottle brings me a step closer to “interpreting” Murray’s words for my own taste – always valuable. I opened this bottle in July of 2011. This is the combination of different tasting notes I did a few days after the bottle was open, then in June...

Score 85/100

Big Peat

from a purchased sample Nose: Not sure exactly what constitutes this expression or from which batch this one hails. Nice smoke and peat with ash and salty coastal notes. Light mesquite bbq, and even some white wine. Altogether approachable and elegant. Seems to have a nice dose of Caol Ila. Lemon and light orange fruits like peach. Palate: Sweet,...

Score 87/100

Big Peat

When my brother offered to bring back some stuff from England on a stopover, I took the opportunity to check out the online shops in order to see if I could land one of my modern Holy Grail whiskies, Benromach 100/10. I settled on Master of Malt because it was considerably less expensive with shipping charges. Because he and his wife could each...

Score 87/100