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*[https://www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/tasting/flavour/peat-and-its-significance-in-whisky.html Peat and its significance in whisky]
*[https://www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/tasting/flavour/peat-and-its-significance-in-whisky.html Peat and its significance in whisky]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1tEjPW01OQ Laphroaig Distillery Tour - Peat Cutting]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1tEjPW01OQ Laphroaig Distillery Tour - Peat Cutting]
*[http://www.whisky-news.com/En/reports/Peat_phenol_ppm.pdf Whisky-New.com: Peat, Phenol and PPM]


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[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 14:16, 24 December 2017

Peat being gathered

An accumulation of partially decayed plant material, in areas generally known as peat bogs. Peat bogs are a very efficient carbon sink which have reached and equilibrium and grow very slowly. It can take thousands of years for a peat bog to form.

Peat is harvested, dried, and used as a fuel source in some distilleries in Scotland. Some distilleries, especially those in Islay, allow the smoke to infuse the malt during drying, which imparts a unique peat flavor to the finished whisky.


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