From wind-scoured coastlines to rain-lashed moors, Scotland’s Western Isles are carved by centuries of a raw and distinct climate. In this untamed corner of the world, where the Atlantic crashes against jagged rock and smoke curls eternally from old chimneys, the peat is darker, denser, and more defiant. It’s here that we continue the story of nature’s wild beauty: Peat Plants II.
This new collection dives deeper into the medicinal heart of peated whisky, drawing its character from the brutal beauty of the isles that produce it – Islay, Mull, Lewis, and beyond – where the peat is richer in seaweed, lichen, and salt air. Each dram captures the elemental drama of the Western Isles: bracing winds, burning hearths, and the tang of sea spray on soot-streaked skin.
Where our original Peat Plants explored the diverse sensory palette of Scotland’s peatlands, in Part II we focus in on their most evocative, uncompromising expressions. Expect flavours of ethanol-soaked bandages, coal sacks in a damp stone cellar, toothpaste in an old tin mug, chimney soot, and the smouldering soul of a wood-burning stove on a stormy night.
These are not whiskies that whisper. They howl, smoulder, and blaze, echoing the legacy of a land shaped by fire and water. In each bottle, you’ll find a story of isolation, intensity, and enduring spirit – the very essence of the Western Isles.
