Peat Week News Today

The Balvenie Peat Week Aged 14 Years (Vintage 2002) represents one of the first uses of peat by this popular Scottish distillery in some time.

We review the eighth installment in Westland's Peat Week series, and the last that will use Scottish peated malt before the distillery switches over to Washington malt and peat.

We review Westland's 2017 Peat Week release, an annual whiskey from this Seattle distillery that celebrates the distinctive flavor of peat.

We review 2016's Westland Peat Week release from Westland Distillery, the third-annual release of a heavily peated whiskey from Seattle's most famous single malt distillery.

We review Westland Peat Week (2018), the latest in a series of whiskeys tied to Westland Distillery's annual celebration of all things peat.

The Balvenie Peated Triple Cask 14 Year Old is something of an experiment for this distillery, being made from peated malt and then aged in three different cask types.

Go West young man… and woman.

Coalition Rye, Torabhaig Single Malt & More [NEW RELEASES] In case you missed First up, a new 100% rye made at Kentucky Artisan Distillery is launching. Coalition rye includes three wine cask-finished variants (all $90) and a barrel-proof straight rye ($130). The whiskeys are available in several states. The Isle of Skye’s second distillery, Torabhaig, is making its debut with Legacy Series 2017 single malt. The scotch whisky is priced at $60, with 6,000 bottles available in the U.S. Lock,...