Douglas Laing

Big Peat Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Global Traveller’s Edition No Box 1L, 48%

€49.50

Tasting Notes

Colour: Pale gold. This is an inference based on the whisky style and product imagery rather than a formally published colour note.

Nose: Fresh, salty, and clean at first, then moving into sweet malt dried over peat, with extra hints of sea spray, iodine, and wood smoke drawn from retailer tasting descriptions.

Palate: Ashes, sweet tar, beach bonfire smoke, and warming maritime peat, with touches of citrus, toasted barley, and vanilla appearing around the edges. The citrus, barley, and vanilla notes are a light expansion based on retailer descriptors.

Finish: Long and lingering, with salty liquorice, smoke, bonfire ash, and a distinct phenolic edge.

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Blended Malt Whisky, Douglas Laing, Islay, Whisky

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Description

Big Peat Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Global Traveller’s Edition 1L, 48% is an Islay blended malt Scotch whisky bottled by Douglas Laing as part of its Remarkable Regional Malts range. This travel-retail-focused 1-litre edition is bottled at 48% ABV, giving it a little more punch than the standard 70cl Big Peat while keeping the brand’s bold smoky island identity firmly in place.

Douglas Laing describes Big Peat as a marriage of Islay single malts, with Caol Ila contributing sweetness, Bowmore balance, Ardbeg a more medicinal and earthy note, and Port Ellen an added degree of elegance. That combination gives the whisky a profile built around peat smoke, ash, maritime freshness, and sweet malt rather than heavy cask influence or overt wood-driven richness.

This Global Traveller’s Edition is positioned as a bigger, slightly stronger version of the small batch Islay blended malt, created for travel retail and bottled without chill-filtration or added colouring. It is the kind of release that appeals to customers who want a full-bodied, smoky daily drinker with a recognisable Islay style and a more substantial 1L format. The point about daily-drinker appeal is an inference based on the product style, bottle size, and retailer positioning.

Why Choose Big Peat Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Global Traveller’s Edition

This is a strong choice for customers who want classic Islay smoke in a practical travel-retail litre bottle. It delivers peat, brine, ash, and sweet malt in a bolder 48% format, while the use of only Islay malt whiskies gives it a clear regional identity and a stronger enthusiast appeal than a standard blended Scotch.

Islay blended malt Scotch whisky
Bottled by Douglas Laing
Part of the Remarkable Regional Malts range
Global Traveller’s Edition
1 litre bottle
48% ABV
Marriage of Islay single malts
Includes spirit from Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg, and Port Ellen
No added colouring
No chill-filtration
Travel-retail-focused release
No age statement
No publicly stated bottle count found in the reviewed sources

Ideal For

Fans of smoky Islay whisky
Customers looking for a litre-format travel-retail bottle
Drinkers who enjoy peat, ash, brine, and maritime character
Big Peat followers wanting a slightly stronger version than the standard bottling
Buyers seeking a bold blended malt for everyday smoky drinking

Product Details

Product: Big Peat Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Global Traveller’s Edition
Brand: Big Peat
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Series: Remarkable Regional Malts
Edition: Global Traveller’s Edition
Bottle Size: 1L
ABV: 48%
Age Statement: No Age Statement
Constituent Malts Named by Douglas Laing: Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg, Port Ellen
Colouring: No
Chill Filtration: No
Style: Smoky, salty, peaty, maritime
Outturn: Not publicly stated in the reviewed sources

Additional information

Weight 2.10 kg

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