Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Laphroaig distillery employee works the peat bogs in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland (Jay West/Bottle Raiders) Peat is one of those ...

Whiskeys come in a variety of styles that vary greatly according to geography, mash bill, and method. One popular, and polarizing, category is peated whisky. Peat is an organic material composed of ...

If a mooted ban on the use of horticultural peat gets government approval in the UK, the Scotch whisky industry could be set for increased scrutiny over its use of the precious resource. Pungent peat ...

Peat is one of those terms that pops up often in whisky conversations, especially when discussing scotch. But what exactly is peat, and how does it shape the flavor of the whisky you’re sipping? Let’s ...