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Aceo Spirits
launches Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition:
Orkney Release
Aceo Spirits has announced the launch of
Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition: Orkney
Release single malt whisky, the first expression in a new
series exploring the distinctive peat
character of Scotland's island whiskies.
The limited-edition release expands the
Smoky Scot brand beyond its established
Islay expression, giving whisky drinkers
the opportunity to discover a different
style of island peat smoke.
The original Smoky Scot Islay expression
is described as a bold and distinctive
heavily peated Islay single malt Scotch
whisky, capturing the characteristic
smoke, maritime influence and powerful
flavours associated with Scotland’s most
famous whisky island. The new Smoky Scot
Island Peat Edition: Orkney Release
takes the brand in a different
direction, using Orcadian single malt
Scotch whisky to showcase the gentler
character of peat found on Orkney.
Orkney is renowned for its heather-rich
peat, which can produce a particularly
fragrant and nuanced style of smoke. In
this new Smoky Scot expression, that
influence is described as floral, gently
earthy and aromatic, allowing the
underlying honeyed sweetness, fruit and
delicate spice character of the whisky
to remain prominent. Smoke is still
central to the whisky’s character, but
the result is said to offer a softer and
more restrained interpretation of the
Smoky Scot style.
The Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition
Orkney Release sits alongside the
original Islay expression, which has
developed a strong following among
lovers of heavily peated Scotch whisky.
Rather than replicating the powerful
Islay profile, the Orkney release
demonstrates how the character of peat
can vary significantly according to its
geographical origin and the whisky
produced from it.
The new series therefore provides an
opportunity to explore the diversity of
Scottish island whisky, beginning with
Orkney, while retaining the smoky
identity that has become synonymous with
Smoky Scot. Future releases will allow
the brand to explore further
interpretations of island peat and the
influence it can have on single malt
Scotch whisky.
Aceo Spirits and Smoky Scot
The new release comes from Aceo Spirits,
which has been involved in the Scotch
whisky industry for 27 years. The
company has developed and established
its own spirit brands, which are now
sold internationally, including the
award-winning and well-established
Murray McDavid-inspired Scotch whisky
and Aceo Spirits ranges.
Headquartered near Edinburgh, Aceo also
maintains strong and longstanding
connections with Speyside, one of
Scotland’s most important
whisky-producing regions. The company
operates whisky maturation warehouses at
Kinloss, Coleburn Distillery and Royal
Brackla Distillery, collectively holding
around 100,000 casks. Aceo also has its
own Craft Bottling Hall at Dandaleith,
near Craigellachie, providing facilities
for bottling its whisky portfolio.
Aceo is also undertaking the revival of
the historic Dallas Dhu Distillery in
Speyside. Originally built in 1898 and
closed since 1983, the distillery is
being brought back to life with plans to
restart whisky production alongside the
development of a state-of-the-art
visitor attraction designed to celebrate
and preserve its Victorian heritage.
The Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition:
Orkney Release represents the latest
chapter in Aceo's development of the
Smoky Scot brand, combining the
company's experience in Scotch whisky
with a focus on the distinctive regional
characteristics of Scotland’s island
whiskies.
Bottled at what should be a flavoursome 46% ABV, the Smoky Scot
Island Peat Edition: Orkney Release is
presented at natural colour and without
chill filtration, retaining the whisky's
natural appearance and character.
Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition:
Orkney Release – Key Facts
- Whisky: Smoky Scot Island Peat
Edition: Orkney Release
- Origin: Orkney, Scotland
- Style: Peated single malt Scotch
whisky
- ABV: 46%
- Colour: Natural colour
- Chill filtration: No
- Peat character: Fragrant, floral
and gently earthy
- Producer: Aceo Spirits
You will find the
Smoky Scot Island Peat Edition: Orkney
Release
available favailable from today from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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