Peat

Russ55

laker1963

Hawk55

Well how do you differentiate "earthy" from "peaty... I have seen both in reviews.

j0z3r

The best way to figure out what peat is would be to grab a handful of peat and give it a good sniff. Then you have a basis for comparison.

kuzi16

j0z3r:

The best way to figure out what peat is would be to grab a handful of peat and give it a good sniff. Then you have a basis for comparison.

this is exactly how one develops their palate. perfect answer.

kaspera79

Hawk55:

Well how do you differentiate "earthy" from "peaty... I have seen both in reviews.

Maybe, earth with hints of vegetable or moss, it's hard to describe. Not really a crisp taste closer to musty. The main thing is do you enjoy the taste no matter what it is called ?

lilwing88

I know that a lot of Single Malt Scotches are distilled with peat. It gives it a very smokey earthy flavor........ if that makes any sense.

bacon.jay

laker1963

Russ55

nightmaremike31

bbc020

Heavy

Falcifer

Laphroaig is probably one of the 'peatiest' scotches out there.

madurofan

Heavy

I know other whiskeys, whiskys (no 'e'), bourbons etc CAN use peat for fuel (sometimes mixed with other fuels), but I always understood that ALL scotches used peat exclusively as the fuel for drying the malt. No?

madurofan

Unless I am completely incorrect. In which case i may kill myself.

lilwing88

madurofan

No one makes me bleed my own blood.

Heavy

madurofan

Thank you for talking me away from the edge sir. I was close to leaping as the internet was lying to me too.

Hawk55

That just goes to show you..you can't believe everything you see...I mean read...or something like that. Anyway I guess we should always do as much reading and research as possible, and consider the sources before we run off half cocked..or fully loaded...

TatuajeVI

madurofan:

No one makes me bleed my own blood.

I nearly died laughing! Love that movie.

madurofan

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

phobicsquirrel

madurofan:

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Well there's your dinner! Enjoy.

letsgowithbob

phobicsquirrel:

madurofan:

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Well there's your dinner! Enjoy.

lol. I think the only way to solve this is for all of us to get together, go to ireland, and drink some guiness, untill we can't stand up. That way when we fall down, it would presumably be in peat, and we would know what it smelled like, we could have a designated lighter/cutter hand us a cigar that had a peat flavored review, and try to find the similarities!! Road trip anyone??

madurofan

letsgowithbob:

phobicsquirrel:

madurofan:

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Well there's your dinner! Enjoy.

lol. I think the only way to solve this is for all of us to get together, go to ireland, and drink some guiness, untill we can't stand up. That way when we fall down, it would presumably be in peat, and we would know what it smelled like, we could have a designated lighter/cutter hand us a cigar that had a peat flavored review, and try to find the similarities!! Road trip anyone??

I'm in!