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The Peat Project: Islay Peat in a Kentucky Bourbon Cask Whisky

The Peat Project: Islay Peat in a Kentucky Bourbon Cask Whisky

Single Cask Series

Distillery Smoked with Islay Peat

Kentucky Bourbon Cask

PPM: 54

This is our single cask peated whisky series which allows whisky enthusiasts and new-comers alike, to explore the unique terroir of peat from a variety of peat bogs around the world. 

Never before had any whisky distillery had the opportunity to peat smoke barley at their distillery and apply this to exploring the terrior of peat coming from Canada, the USA and Scotland, or peat infused with Pacific west-coast seaweed harvested by First Nations.  

This expression was distilled using local British Columbia barley peat-smoked at our distillery to 54 ppm with Scottish peat traditionally hand-cut on the island of Islay. It was then fully matured in a carefully selected Kentucky Bourbon cask, blanketed with fresh maritime Vancouver Island air.

The nose is lightly medicinal leading to fruit and floral notes.  Following the light peat scent, iodine, sphagnum moss and watercress comes juniper, pine, carnation flowers, cherries and lychees. Then malt extract, toasted bread, treacle, hazelnut, walnut and peanut shells finish to dark fruit cake, leather, furniture polish, coffee grinds, smoked mussels and a fragrant pipe-smoke.  

The palate is velvety with vanilla pods, blackberry jam, and fresh blackcurrants. The Islay peat presents as iodine, seaweed, dried tobacco leaf and leather. Sherbet, sourdough and malted milk yield to clover honey and then finishes with dried ginger, cellared oak casks, dulse and potpourri.

Bottle Size: 700 mL
ALC./VOL
$85.00 CAD
$85.00 CAD
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