Big Peat 1992 - The Platinum Edition

Overall rating: 89.76/100
votes: 98

Category: Blended Malt
Bottler: Douglas Laing (DL)
Bottling serie: The Vintage Series
Vintage: 1992
Bottled: 2018
Stated Age: 26 years old
Number of bottles: 3000
Strength: 51.5 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5014218807059
Added on: 12 Dec 2018 1:36 pm by ctu

Average value

€ 192.88

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Whisky Reviews for Big Peat 1992 - The Platinum Edition

16 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 89.76 points

thijs100 scored this whisky 91 points
18 Dec 2018 2:37 pm
Supremely enjoyable, and superbly balanced, mature Islay whisky.

Nose

Very coastal and barbeque-esque. Smouldering embers, hemp ropes, seaweed and salty cured meats. There's also hints of raisins and figs, backed up by whiffs of linoleum and porridge.

Taste

Much more peaty than the nose suggests, although it has much more to offer, luckily. A tad earthy, with hints of burnt toast and licorice, as well as resin and nutmeg. There's a whisper of candlewax and milk chocolate as well.

Finish

Lingering spices, with a hint of marmalade. Long.
Archer scored this whisky 88 points
01 Feb 2019 10:57 pm
The great nose he can not confirm on the tongue and the finish unfortunately. On the palate, he balks for quite a long time, until he reveals all his flavors. Nothing for the impatient, you might think. But a longer finish could have been desired with a 26yo, so that he could not exhaust his obvious potential (see nose).

Nose

90 90

Wow, what a nose: Mild smoke, salt, curry, fruity-spicy barbecue sauce (Currywurst? No, not quite, that's missing the "meaty"). Dried fish, kelp, boiled sea salt. The sweetness of canned pears goes through. Dried apricots, smoked lime slices. The initially mild smoke increases with time. Milk chocolate with red pepper. A few mild herbs.

Taste

87 87

On the tongue with pepper, licorice, peat smoke and brown sugar. Then: nothing else for a while longer. The tongue feels peppery, licorice snails bring sweet spice with them - but Arsenal Explosion looks different.
Later espresso beans, toffee, elderly wood, leather and tobacco. But the boy really took his time with it.

Finish

86 86

Medium long, slightly dry, smoky, spicy.
mikespike scored this whisky 86 points
23 Mar 2019 9:55 pm

OK, let's get started on this older (and priced much more demanding, issue about 150 mosquitoes) Malt.
Islay Style, in the sense of Big Peat - all OK, not bad, Bourbon barrel ripening, at least for the most part.
For me magic is missing, and the question is not necessary, why not grab a bottle for 50 euros from this genre.
I'm sorry, for me the dramtic added value of this long storage is not recognizable. Not to compare with single malts from Caol Ila, or Ardbeg that allowed to mature so long.
Conclusion for me: pretty blended malt, but brutally unfavorable price-performance ratio.
malt_fan_06 scored this whisky 89 points
25 Jan 2019 10:19 pm
This is a well-composed Islay-Blended Malt, which clearly shows the age-relatedness of his age - but still has some fire, especially on the palate. No high flyer, no miracle of complexity, but what he has is good.
Classic Aromatik, should contain some old Caol Ila.

If you give it a few drops of water, it will open up a bit, it will be a bit rounder and even more fruity overall.

Nose

90 90

Maritime, mineral, peaty and a fine fresh fruitiness (peach, mirabelle, lemon). Well integrated subtle cigar smoke.
Polished and elegant, anything but a brute Islay.

Taste

88 88

Starts slightly sweet and then becomes firmer, more powerful, masculine and dry. Has fire. Peaty, maritime, peppery, tar.

Finish

88 88

Peach, tar, maritime notes, balanced, dry. Dry smoke. Medium.
KayMeertens scored this whisky 89 points
05 Sep 2019 9:54 pm
A more aromatic nose than the Gold Edition. In the taste they're quite comparable.

Nose

Peat of course, but there's much more to it. Lemongrass, ginger, lavender and tangerine. Later some honey, which gets stronger when adding water.

Taste

Peat, gingerbread, lemongrass, spice, lavender and honey.

Finish

Very dark chocolate, peat smoke, gingerbread and apple.
Kovalyoff scored this whisky 87 points
14 Aug 2019 8:15 pm

87 is good, but would not give 25 years.
Nose: pleasant, bourbon with a slight haze, citrus, slightly sour.
Taste: sweet smoke, salt, iodine, black pepper
The finish is long enough, with acidity, a drop of acetone
CaskHead scored this whisky 91 points
14 May 2019 9:57 pm

This one has (hands down!) one of the best noses I ever encountered (on an older Islay malt). But it can not deliver what the nose suggests (it's a shame). Quite a short to mid range finish.
Notes: just see @Archers review! ;-)
Bosi scored this whisky 88 points
12 May 2019 10:10 pm
A great whiskey that shows how blended malts can be if you give them some time. Unfortunately I miss the taste and finish something the complexity to give 90+ points. I found the Gold Edition more convincing on this point.

Nose

90 90

The aroma after I've poured the whiskey, spreads throughout the room: A wonderful sweet camp fire smoke meets smoked trout, brine, a trace of oil, leather sofas, pencil abrasion and some oranges.

Taste

87 87

The taste is a bit dry and the campfire smoke turns to ash. It feels as if you are standing on a beach with a stiff breeze and the spray around you grows wild. Liquorice, sweet barbecue sauce and peppermint are behind all the maritime impressions.

Finish

87 87

In the finish, the already present maritime note becomes clear again and the saltiness of smoked fish and mussels remains. Overall, the finish for the age and the alcohol level is not too long.
mema82 scored this whisky 90 points
22 Apr 2019 1:56 am
Nose

90 90

Taste

90 90

Finish

89 89
P.A.O.K.you_are scored this whisky 89 points
28 Mar 2019 12:35 am
Nose

88 88

Taste

89 89

Finish

89 89

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