Fan of Peated Whisky? | 7 Unique HEAVILY PEATED Whiskies 

Totally agree….Port Charlotte 10 and Ledaig 10 are both in the top of my list.

Stop recommending Ledaig until I have stocked up for a lifetime. We don't want the prizes to rise!

I will throw in Benriach peat whisky. The old bottling of 10 years old Curiositas was my favorite and still one of my favorites.

" I have no integrity." You crack me up.😂😂.

Hey Geoff, predictable list ;-). My go-to affordable peated Scotch are Lagavulin 8, Ardbeg 5 (Wee Beastie) and Ledaig 10. But honestly, I usually prefer an IB single cask. Often young, typically affordable and usually very good. Cheers!

Calling the Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dha the Klingon one made complete sense to me. 🤣 👽 I must agree, both Ledaig and especially Port Charlotte’s stock has gone up on my list of peated scotch. Ardbeg has gone down, Lagavulin & Laphroaig are holding steady.

Couple of interesting wood smoked whiskeys definitely worth trying if you've done peat to death like me: Balcones Brimstone, Archie Rose Stringy Bark Smoked Malt

Kilchoman, Ledaig and Port Charlotte are the top 3. Ardbeg as the widest range with many options.

Love your channel and content!

Hi Geoff, great list video 👍certainly IB single casks from Ballechin, staoisha and Ledaig at CS are worth checking out and Laphraiog 10 CS is quite unique as well. Of course port Charlotte 10 always on my shelf. Bowmore when done properly can be very good,eg the tempest.Slàinte Geoff.

Those are very good bottles in the series Geoff. My favs are Ardbeg, Ledaig, Laphroaig QC. The PC 10 and some wine finishes in the PC range are amazing peated bottles. A couple of Benromach peat smoke bottlings in the Contrasts series are great as well.

i'm really looking forward to ardnahoe, lagg and ardnamurchan to add their characters to the peated whisky market.

Almost went into the comments too soon to mention Longrow since I've recently tasted it and I think it needs some love, then remembered mystery pour is a thing, amazing list and as a one of the crazy peat fans, I approve! :)

Fantastic stuff Geoff...as always by the way. Peat drams list makes me excited every time. Your list is Gr8, all nice whiskies. O know how hard is build the list just of 7 whiskies among so many good expressions on the market these days where even distilleries which have nothing to do with peat release peaty/smoky expressions but bigger choice means more fun for peatheads 😁. P.S. i love your 6pack at the end. Wish to have the same but i need more exercise 😋😅 slàinte G. 👍😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

Balvenie Week of Peat is pretty good!

You know I love these lists, its fun and I hope folks take it as that. Longrow ( gold label ) and Loch Gorm are two other good picks 🙂

I bought the PC 10 yesterday. It’s dynamic. I’m fairly new to to scotch and never thought I’d buy a heavily peated scotch. Big fan of this and will try the Ledaig 18 next.

Good list ! My favorite Ardbeg , Laga, Laphro, Port Charlotte and Kilcho ) Slainte !

Great list. I can't wait to move to the isle of Islay.

One of the most unique heavily peated whiskies I've had is Old Ballantruan. It has tons of floral notes which work really well with the peat

Old Ballantruan has nice chocolate and leather notes with its own unique style at 50% abv - worth a look.

Awesome list Geoff, I like this series. I'm surprised not to see Talisker here as I think they have a very unique character but maybe it's not considered 'heavily peated' although is Bowmore? Well all in all a great list of drams any 'peathead' would love to drink. Cheers!

Just drove to the neighboring state to pick up their last bottle of the Laphroaig 16yo and 2 bottles of Laphroaig cask strength 10yo. 2 hour round trip. Totally worth it.

Hello Geoff! You know we share the same taste (almost). Ledaig which we like. I guess you have but if not. Try some peated Glen Scotia 👍

Good job 👍

Terrific list and I absolutely love Port Charlotte Islay Barley! Outstanding!! This is currently my favourite peated scotch! Lagavulin 16 and 8 are amazing and I grab some whenever I can find them. The 8 is fairly easy to pick up but the 16 is more difficult to get here at home. Ardbeg 10 is a steady delight! Laphroaig Quarter Cask is such a delicious scotch. Terrific choice for your list! I am starting to really get into Ledaig! Fabulous video! I really enjoyed it a lot! Cheers! 🙂

Flavour structure of Bowmore is quite odd to some people..i don't like Bowmore on my initial sip..but later on i started to enjoying it

I've had a bottle of Machir Bay that has lasted over 2 years as I just can't take to it. With Ledaig 10, don't like the slightly cheesy finish. I absolutely love Laphroig 10. Lagavulin 16 still my absolute favourite but expensive. Also really enjoying Ardbeg Wee Beastie. Will try the Port Charlotte soon hopefully. Managed to get a Kilkerran heavily plated but still to try

Cool list. Love bunahabain names :D you always suggest kingsbarns, I might go for hole bottle till it's available.

Great list - thanks! How about... Kilkerran Heavily Peated - malty, peated, funky The Balvenie Week of Peat and Peated 14 - Balvenie with peat and smoke (there's nothing like the Balvenie) Octomore!

I agree

Port Charlotte, a superb choice. Bruichladdich may be the best distillery right now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kilchoman is a tricky one because they do lots of peated whisky but I'd never associate them with "Heavily Peated". They mindfully try to be lighter than the other distilleries.

Great list👍🏻 Bruichladdich though is the weakest distillery on Islay for me, agree on the Port charlotte but Octomore and Bruichladdich not so good expressions😬 And Bowmore was the greatest visit of all the Islay distilleries they have some exceptionell releases😋😋

Longrow…going have to give it a try ….love me some Campbeltown funk!! Just not very accessible in my neck of the woods.

Nice list, all excellent, but can Core Range releases from The Big Boys really be unique? I was expecting more bottles along the lines of that Ballechin or perhaps heavily-peated Glen Scotia or Longrow RED or Cu Bocan (Peated Tomatin)✌️

I have Port Charlotte 10 and Ledaig 18 in my collection, and a local bar stocks Ledaig 10. I would count these as my favorite brands too. Many years ago, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Bowmore were my introductions to peated whisky, and I still have a soft spot for them but will likely only order them in bars rather than add bottles to my collection, unless I find independent bottlings or interesting special releases. Another that I rate highly is Westland, which is from Washington. They make a young peated whisky that has more of a woody character than is the norm for Scotch. The American single malt scene is growing, and there are many interesting bottles out there.

Good review and a good list. I was little suprised that you chose the Machir Bay before Sanaig. I've had Sanaig but not Machir Bay, but I definitely want to try MB. In my neighbourhood they're both $58 USD. I also did have the Longrow Peated, but I didn't really connect with it. Well I might return to it someday. Thank you.

Caperdonich 18 should feature on a unique peated list, even though it is not "heavily peated". It is a beautiful whisky by the way and I strongly recommend it for a future review. Ballechin STFC sherry matured (Oloroso) is actually a really good whisky. Check it out sometime. Kilkerran heavily peated series also deserves a mention here. Some of the batches are quite fantastic. Instead of the regular longrows my choices would be from the Longrow Red range. Fantastic whiskies and all totally unique. Venturing outside of the peat sourced smoky whiskies, I would recommend the Balcones Brimstone. It is a unique whisky which is really smoky but none of the phenolic peat signature. Cheers!

Needless to say this is fully up my sleeve. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Geoff. In contrast with you I definately would have put Bunnahabhain on the list, certainly if the Staoisha is included. And on your list I was hoping to see Port Askaig. And if we talk distinctive, I would not have been surprised to see Octomore as well... And thanks for putting peat lover, frankly and noisy and insane in one sentence... Think I have to feel priviledged ... in some strange way. Slàinte mhath

Macallan 12 is my fave peated whisky.

Hello Geoff, Great List, i would add Ruadh Mhor (peated Glenturret) to that List. unique Style, delicous, IB. Greetings from Germany 😎🤘

Pssssst....Scarabus. Yes on the PC10. It's nice to see Bowmore get some press. Hoooooo...The Longrow has been a big favorite in my crowd, and, around these parts it is quite unique. I had to order it online and have it delivered. These days, when it comes to 'heavily peated', I'm usually in the PC10 or my bottle of Kilchoman Sanaig. Kilchoman has got a thang goin' on there; they're doin' right by the peat.

You nailed it! Even with your "mystery poor". I was just thinking about Longrow during the video 😂 greetings from Argentina!. And by the way, Talisker and Caol Ila are not considered heavily peated brands?

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Great choices Geoff, Respect!. What do you think of the Laphroaig 10 y/o cask strength?

That PC flex image got me good

My favourites are PC 10 and Longrow 18

Ballechin? Never even heard of it. Love learning new things from your channel - it's the best! Kilchoman is a nice pour away from the Big 3 Peaters. You should make some shorts of your lists. Isn't that what all the kool kids are doing these days to attract viewers? You should have more viewers. Dropping knowledge!

Lagavulin 16 and Port Charlotte 10 are absolute gems

Funny, the bowmore 18 picture abv, is different on the bottle and on the package...

Port charlotte is my wife’s favorite, and I do love it myself. Mine is The Balvenie 14 Week of Peat. However the price is usually too high for me.

I want a peated Whisky to always taste like the first poor after coming back from a break. Maybe if I won the Lottery, I'd give Octomore a go. Otherwise it's PC10 for me.

Surprised Octomore releases didn't get a mention. My personal favourites.

PC10 for the win!

alright alright Im picking up Port Charlotte 10 today

Hmm KK HP, Longrow and Talisker for me

Surprised there wasn’t even a mention of Caol Ila’s classic bonfire smoke…maybe because it’s so ubiquitous, but also unique! Not only to give Johnnie blends their smoky flavor but also on the independent bottling market, which leads to a suggestion for maybe a list of interesting independent bottlings in the future? Glad Longrow got featured at the end; it’s definitely a unique approach to peat that is quite distinct from the Islay style. Another suggestion would be peated Benriach, though I haven’t tried the current “Smoky 10” to know if it’s as interesting as the old Curiositas was.

I am surprised why Caolila didn’t show up in your list of peated whiskey 😮😮

Best middle name ever ‘no integrity’!

2:28 not sure if u ever heard of ceobanach but that was the VERY best peated Bunni

I’d add the Old Ballantruan brand to the list. It’s Tomintoul’s peat distillery and they start at around $35 where I live. (NAS). They have 10 and above, but even the NAS beats a lot of whiskies at double the price for me. Super affordable, nice peat, easy to get.

Bowmore makes incredibly good whisky ..only, not for their core range which they'll be primarily judged on

Did you get a chance to try Ardbeg BizzareBQ? It's my favorite Ardbeg right now.

There should be a comma after "unique". 😀

PC is great, but as for Unique Heavily Peated Whiskies You cannot miss Octomore :)

I have the Ardbeg 10, Laphroaig 10, Ledaig 10, Port Charlotte 10, Lagavulin 16, and a Ledaig Rioja on the way... Port Charlotte 10 and Lagavulin 16 sit comfortably at the top... if you add value to the picture, PC10 takes it, easily. Of all of these, I guess I could live without the Ardbeg. On paper the Ledaig 10 is better than the Laphroaig... but... Laphroaig is Laphroaig... I couldn't live without it, but I could probably survive not having a Ledaig, as awesome as it is. Laphroaig scratches a very specific itch.

Totally surprised Highland Park hasn't been mentioned here. I was sure it was going to be your mystery pour. Have you parted ways with the brand recently?

Huh, you call it the 'Klingon one' too.

Did sir make this list just to feature his favourite port Charlotte? 😂

Hot take: Port Charlotte is too sharp and the peat is not round enough. You taste that it’s not Islay peat. The Bunna travel retail Cruach Mhona incorporates 50% ABV way better and has rounder peat. Mmhhh I see this view a lot amongst my whisky buddies but never see it online. That is why I’m mentioning it. To each his own, obviously.

Great list. It's a shame that Bowmore has such terrible presentations of their core whiskies. Single cask Bowmores can be incredible, particularly the sherry-matured examples.

Port Charlotte is probably my favorite bottle shape and label, but I do prefer Ardbeg 10 whisky. I just think it has more character and depth - It's "meatier." I only buy scotch that has no added color though, so if Lagavulin 8 really IS naturally colored, I wish they'd state that on the label. Until then, I have zero interest in even trying it. I don't reward deceptive marketing practices.

Most of the big players are really disappointing

A honest and kind thought i want to share with you. We are heading to a world wide recession and got wars and mass unimployment coming. You are in my opinion way off timewise. The regular whisky drinker will not buy most of what you do videos about. You sound like a whisky snob but i like your videos even if i think you should review cheaper more affordable whisky that people actually buys. The whisky bubble will burst because its gotten way out of control, price wise. A nas that is chill filtered and got e 150 at 43% selling for 500usd ? Hillarious.