66.257 Fern & Flame (Peat Plants Collection)

Description

The Peat Plants Collection is the first quartet in The Creators Collection. This quartet of peated bottlings has been created to take you on a sensory journey through the peatlands. Each of the four bottlings represents a different aspect of the natural world that contributes to the unique character of these spirits.

Fern & flame is inspired by the lush, green ferns that thrive in the Highlands of Scotland. The name represents the interplay between the verdant, leafy vegetation and the smoky intensity of the peat fires that dry the malt, giving this whisky its distinctive flavour.

Coconut rain drops trickled from minty and menthol green leaves before splashing on to steak charred by an applewood fire. A haze of thick smoke then drifted between hop vines and sage shrubs before teasing beef and venison carpaccio. A few drops of water caused tropical fruit to plummet from the green canopy above, landing with a thud on to damp earth infused with oil-covered hay from the back of a tractor. An elegantly herbal finish fused sweet vermouth with cocktail bitters, before butterscotch, T-bone steaks and peppered mackerel arrived in a soft leather satchel. After spending 24 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead this was transferred to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.