Big Peat Winter Edition, 53,6%, 700ml Big Peat Winter Edition combines the classic Islay character, with its emphasis on smoke, peat, and salty notes, with the best of Madeira wine. This blended malt whisky was finished in former Madeira casks. Big Peat Winter Edition is bottled at its natural cask strength of 53.6% alcohol, is unfiltered, and uncolored. Big Peat Winter Edition tasting notes: Layers of sweet malt, maritime notes, salted caramel, and vanilla combine with hints of ash, molasses, crème brûlée, roasted orange peel, and charcoal. Big Peat Christmas Edition 2018, 53,9%, 700ml With its golden reflections, the Big Peat 2018 Blended Malt offers natural cask strength with strong, maritime smoky notes. On the nose, it surprises with a relatively high amount of peat smoke and with the sweetness of candied pineapple that is typical of Ardberg whiskies. Burnt firewood, maritime, slightly salty notes and a hint of spice and sweetness convince the palate. Its finish is long-lasting with contrasting notes of soot and white pepper. The limited Christmas Edition Big Peat 2018 is an original Scottish blended malt whisky that is characterized by its expressive smoky aromas with subtle sweetness. Color: yellow gold Nose: Powerful notes of peat and smoke and a fine sweetness with maritime, salty notes Palate: Full-bodied and powerful, first sweetness from liquorice roots, then lots of smoke and peat Finish: Long-lasting and powerful with smoke, phenols and sweet notes