"Peated whisky is absolutely at risk of being banned. There’s a significant risk within the next five years, and a high risk within ten years. As climate pressures intensify, politicians may see peat ...

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 ...

Burnt. Smoky. Medicinal. Each of these represents a subcategory of “peaty” whisky in the Scotch Whisky Research Institute’s brightly coloured flavour wheel. A more chemistry-focused flavour wheel ...