What is peat level?
It’s all down to the PPM (parts per million phenol) in the malted barley. In short, the higher the PPM levels, the peatier the whisky will be to taste. That, in turn, depends on how peated the barley used in the distilling process is, a balance that we have worked hard to perfect.
Is Glenmorangie peated?
Glenmorangie is a very lightly peated malt (averaging less than 2 ppm of phenols), while Ardbeg is the most heavily peated of all scotch whiskies, coming in currently at 50+ ppm (although not too many years ago this number was 70+).
How is peat measured?
How is peat in Whisky measured? Once dried, the malt is mashed, and the “peatiness” is measured by PPM or Phenol Parts Per Million. Some phenol is lost in distillation so the final PPM of the Spirit is roughly one-third of the original figure. Distilleries still use the PPM of the malt.
At what rate does peat grow per year?
Most modern peat bogs formed 12,000 years ago in high latitudes after the glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age. Peat usually accumulates slowly at the rate of about a millimetre per year.
What is phenol in whisky?
At this point in whisky production, the phenol levels in the malted barley are measured. Phenols are the chemical compounds within the peat smoke that are responsible for the smoky aromas and flavors that peat heads have come to love and expect. These are expressed as phenolic parts per million, or PPM.
How many ppm is Laphroaig 10?
The ppm of the malt is 40 – 50. And when it gets to the bottle the whisky has a 5-20ppm. Laphroaig 10 years old is a sweet, strong flavour of a dram.
What is purepeat’s Beast?
Peat’s Beast is a mix of harsh smoke and peat with some floral softness and juicy sweetness. Emphasis on the heavy peated side, it is like Beauty And The Beast. The pretty part of this whisky is being imprisoned by the beast.
What is hpeat’s Beast whisky?
Peat’s Beast is a heavily peated single malt whisky, with phenol level of 35 ppm (parts per million). Coming from a mystery distillery from Speyside in Scotland. Matured in bourbon casks, bottled by an independent bottler, Fox Fitzgerald. The first release (2011) was a 5000 bottle edition.
What is the phenol level of peat?
As written in Peat, Smoke and Spirit (5), the phenol level was 29.6 ppm in the 2002 run and 46.4 ppm in the 2003 run. Conclusion: Peat is a natural resource used since ages in Scotland as fuel. It is abundant and was used from the start in the whisky industry to dry the barley.
