Big Peat

A big bodied blended malt from Islay. It comprises malt whisky from Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and Port Ellen. Big Peat is a great whisky with lots of peaty character.

Douglas Laing's 2023 Fèis ìle release of its Big Peat expression aims to pair perfectly with steak. If you're thinking 'I'm more of a red wine with steak person' well hang on a sec, because The Smokehouse Edition is a blend of cracking Islay single malts, most of which have been finished in full-bo

A merry medley of Islay single malts come together in this festive offering of Douglas Laing's Big Peat! Brimming with generous helpings of hearty peat smoke and including single malts from the likes of Ardbeg, Bowmore, Caol Ila, and the revered Port Ellen, it's the perfect way for any Islay whisky

A frightfully fun addition to the Big Peat range from Douglas Laing, this edition celebrates the scary season of Halloween. A spooky selection of single cask Islay single malts go into this blend, presumably concocted in a cauldron, fired by peat.

Behold, it's the first permanent release in Douglas Laing's Big Peat series with an age statement! This 12 year old blended malt, made with whiskies from the Isle of Islay, packs a familiar peaty flavour profile, with some extra depth and complexity joining the party. Oh, and Big Peat still has his

Douglas Laing has gone and made a limited edition bottling of Big Peat in celebration of Christmas 2021, appropriately dubbed Big Peat at Christmas 2021. An annual tradition for the fab independent bottler, this blended malt is made with malt whiskies from a medley of marvellous Islay distillery, an

Douglas Laing has gone and released an excellent limited edition bottling of Big Peat in celebration of Fèis Ìle 2022! Dubbed the Beach BBQ Edition, this blended malt Scotch whisky combines a host of whiskies from distilleries across Islay, offering up an appropriately smoky flavour profile. Bottled

A second edition of Edinburgh-honouring Big Peat! This time, the Islay-whisky-based blended malt has been bottled at 48% ABV, though once again features Big Peat shredding some hot licks on some bagpipes.

Douglas Laing has created this limited edition bottling of Big Peat blended malt Scotch whisky to honour the heroes who have helped throughout the Covid pandemic. The indie bottler will also be donating £10,000 in sanitiser to a UK charity, with a QR on this release's packaging through which people

The final part of Douglas Laing's Big Peat Vintage Trilogy has arrived in the shape of this 27 year old expression, dubbed The Black Edition. As ever, this Big Peat is built from Islay single malts, though all of the whiskies in The Black Edition have matured for at least 27 years. It's a big finish

It's a special release of Big Peat from Douglas Laing, to celebrate Fèis Ìle 2021! This edition is named to honour the rainfall on the isle of Islay – petrichor is the word used to describe the scent of rain as it falls on dry earth or soil, and of course, water is absolutely essential when it comes

A fabulously full-bodied blended malt from Douglas Laing, Big Peat is made with various Islay malts including Bowmore, Ardbeg, Port Ellen, Caol Ila. This is a 20cl bottle of Big Peat.

This is a cask strength bottling of the Islay blended malt whisky Big Peat. Big Peat has even dressed up as Santa Claus to get in the Christmas spirit.

It's the 2016 edition of Douglas Laing's Big Peat at Christmas! An annual festive treat from the cracking indie bottler, Big Peat at Christmas expressions are bottled at cask strength, but this year's edition is a little different to the previous ones - it features whiskies from every active distill

The first release in the Douglas Laing's Vintage Series is a 25 year old Big Peat titled The Gold Edition. As ever, this terrific blended malt is made exclusively with whiskies distilled on the Isle of Islay, though for this expression, each one has been aged for at least 25 years. There will be two

Douglas Laing have decked out Big Peat in festive livery once again in time from Christmas 2018! The Big Peat at Christmas bottling have become a tradition for the independent bottler, and enjoying the cask strength variation of the Islay-whisky-based blended malt has become a tradition amongst whis

Big Peat has got his Christmas jumper on once again, which can only mean one thing - it's time for another edition of Big Peat at Christmas! For 2017, Douglas Laing have blended seven different Islay single malts (including whisky from the revered Port Ellen) together and bottled it up at cask stren

Big Peat has reached double digits! In celebration of Big Peat's 10th birthday, Douglas Laing has released a limited edition 10 year old expression of the Islay blended malt Scotch whisky. As ever, it's packed to the brim with delicious smoky notes, and is a worthy toast to the legend that is Big Pe

Something big is here - it's the oldest Big Peat to date! This limited edition expression from Douglas Laing's Big Peat range is made with Islay single malts aged for at least 33 years! Not only that, the blended malt was given a finishing period in a combination of Cognac and sherry casks, too! 1,5

Big Peat is home for the holidays once more, bringing along his Santa's sack full of blended malt Islay whisky, bottled at cask strength. Merry Christmas! It's "a real cracker"!

The jolly, bearded chap is back for another Christmas! No, not Santa Claus, it's Big Peat, and he's got a whole new batch of Big Peat at Christmas 2014 in his sleigh. A classic Douglas Laing blended malt, jam packed with Islay whiskies from the likes of Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and even the closed

A really big bottle of Big Peat! This is a 4.5 litre bottle of the fabulously smoky, peaty blended whisky containing spirit from Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and even Port Ellen! Jim Murray named it "Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year" in his 2011 Whisky Bible, awarding it a whopping 96 points!

A limited edition bottling of Duoglas Laing's esteemed Big Peat blended malt, made exclusively with malt whiskies from the Isle of Islay. This edition is presented at the slightly higher-than-usual ABV of 48%, and features a London-themed label. Big Peat even changed his jumper for the trip - a dash

Douglas Laing and Drinks by the Dram have teamed up for a Drinks by the Dram exclusive bottling of Big Peat! This cracking Islay blended malt made its debut in the Drinks by the Dram Advent Calendars, boasting a slightly higher-than-usual ABV and a more peated flavour profile than the classic Big Pe

A limited edition release of Douglas Laing's Big Peat blended malt, named one of the mains roads on the island. Though the well-loved whisky festival on Islay didn't quite take the same form as usual in 2020, Douglas Laing still wanted to mark the occasion to celebrate, and they've done so with an e