Peat and Whisky, The Unbreakable Bond | Mike Billett

Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond by Mike Billett is a remarkable whisky book about one of the most recognisable and often misunderstood elements of Scotch whisky: peat. The book shows how peat not only contributes flavour to whisky, but is also deeply connected with landscape, geology, history and culture.

Billett takes readers on a journey through Scotland, visiting ancient peatlands, bogs and places where whisky has been made for centuries. The result is a wide-ranging story about the natural environment behind peated whisky and the ways people have used, shaped and interpreted this landscape.

The book is part travelogue, part popular science and part love letter to Scotch whisky. The role of peat in malting, smoke, aroma and flavour is clearly placed alongside larger themes such as ecology, heritage and climate change.

This combination makes Peat and Whisky especially valuable for lovers of Islay whisky, smoky single malts and Scotch whisky history. The book looks back to an age when peat and whisky were naturally intertwined, while also looking ahead to a future in which natural resources and landscapes face growing pressure.

This is not a traditional tasting guide, but a thoughtful book for whisky lovers who want to understand what peat truly means: for flavour, for Scotland and for the future of whisky.

Book Details
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Author: Mike Billett
ISBN / barcode: 9781913393908
Weight: 0.35 kg
Subject: peat, Scotch whisky, peated whisky, peatlands, landscape, ecology, climate, whisky history