Sweet, sharp, spicy as well as smoky, this peated whisky mixed drink from an old household recipe fits Pure Scot’s new mixed peated whisky perfectly. as well as if you’re not sure what peated whisky or mixed scotch is, checked out on!

I like peated whisky. I like the intensity of flavours, the savoury depth, the sharp tang of iodine as well as the oily smokiness.

Christina does not like it.

Whenever I drink a heavily peated whisky, she winces, comparing the aroma to ‘that drunk uncle you always prevent at household parties’.

I, however, have a much more charming reflection on peated whiskies. They make me thing of woodsmoke, cigars, salt spray as well as earthy wholesomeness.

I assumption we’ll just have to agree to disagree.

If you want a introduction into different whisky styles, inspect out our story on scotch regions as well as other worldwide whiskies here.

We likewise talk more about Australian whisky styles right here too.

Check out our IGTV mixed drink hour episode featuring For Medicinal functions here:

Peated whisky as well as Pure Scot Midnight Peat mixed scotch

Very just put, to make peated scotch, peat is utilized as fuel to roast germinated barley, which distillers then go on to make their whisky with. The intense smoke from the peat enters the grains as well as emerges as a (subjectively) lovely profile in the end.

From this point, distillers have a choice.

They can either make a single malt peated whisky or they can offer parts of it to other distillers to make mixed whisky.

Johnny Walker’s eco-friendly label as well as double Black label have a bit of peated whisky in their blends for example.

But Bladnoch’s head distiller Dr Nick savage does something different to make his peated mixed whisky Pure Scot Midnight Peat.

Instead of adding peated whisky, he puts his blend into barrels that previously contained peated single malt. The result is astounding. Often, blends don’t have that much of a peat flavour, however this has plenty. I’m astonished exactly how much peaty flavour comes through.

What can you do with peated whisky?

Usually people – myself included – timid away from making mixed drinks with peated single malt scotch. It’s made to be sipped neat or with a touch of water as well as it feels wasteful to put it with any type of other flavour.

But distillers make mixed whisky with a view to it going into cocktails. blends likewise tend to be more affordable as well.

Midnight Peat is perfect for things like a smoky old fashioned or even a peated Manhattan, swapping out routine bourbon or rye for this peated mixed whisky.

But here’s something a bit different:

For Medicinal functions peated whisky cocktail

Ostensibly a honey, lemon as well as ginger drink, this is an adaptation of a recipe my mum as well as dad utilized to provide us youngsters when we were ill – without the alcohol of course! I still utilize it today to assist with head colds or sore throats.

And it works truly well with Pure Scot Midnight Peat.

Here’s what you need

– 3 slices of fresh ginger

– 1tbsp honey

– 1tbsp lemon juice

– 60ml hot water

– 60ml Pure Scot Midnight Peat (or 30ml Midnight Peat as well as 30ml Pure Scot Virgin Oak 43 if you prefer more sweetness than smoke)

Here’s what you do

1. pour hot water over ginger as well as muddle, then add honey as well as stir up until dissolved.

2. add ice as well as stir up until chilled, then add lemon juice as well as scotch, as well as stir to combine.

3. double strain into a sazerac or old fashioned glass as well as garnish with burnt lemon peal.

This drink can likewise be served without chilling as a hot toddy style drink on those additional chilly nights.

The fresh bright lemon, deep sweetness from the honey as well as a gentle warmth from the spicy ginger act as the perfect base for the smoky savoury whisky.