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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Laphroaig distillery employee works the peat bogs in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland (Jay West/Bottle Raiders) Peat is one of those ...

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Peated whisky comes in every style and strength. These five smoky bottles from Scotland, Ireland and India have each won ...

The climate crisis upends life in countless ways large and small, including potentially ending one beloved 1,000-year-old tradition. Peated whiskies, flavored with decaying organic matter from bogs, ...

If a mooted ban on the use of horticultural peat gets government approval in the UK, the Scotch whisky industry could be set for increased scrutiny over its use of the precious resource. Pungent peat ...

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Peat is one of those terms that pops up often in whisky conversations, especially when discussing scotch. But what exactly is peat, and how does it shape the flavor of the whisky you’re sipping? Let’s ...