But to make a bottle of peaty Scotch whisky takes thousands of years. It begins with a bog. A forest once home to the dinosaur ancestors of Nessie is ever-so-slowly encroached upon by a lake that ...

The material has been used to make Scotch for generations, but many drinkers don't understand where it comes from. Peaty Scotch can be a polarizing topic among whisky drinkers. Some love it ...

On those cool nights, it's nice to curl up next to a fire with a dram of Scotch to warm your insides. While I love big peaty Scotches, I recognize peat is not for everyone. With that in mind ...

While sweetness isn’t often associated with peaty malts, Compass Box Secrets ... which awaken sweet jammy notes in the Scotch; blue cheese for those looking for more classic accompaniment ...

or simply labeled as “peaty,” but to the average American whiskey consumer who hasn’t dabbled extensively in scotch, the truth about peat may be a bit more complex than one realizes.

This Islay scotch has, in the brand's own words, "been dividing opinions" since 1815 with its pronounced peaty flavor. The bottle is aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels. While it might not be ...

Like so many other drinkers who entered the whiskey world via American or Canadian distillates, I tended to think of “scotch” as a monolith: Intensely smoky or peaty malt whisky drams that ...

Peat-smoked scotch is notoriously aggressive and medicinal, and these opinions, Laphroaig reminded us, were 100 percent unscripted. There are obviously compliments as well, Laphroiag lovers ...