Bremen, September 15, 2020. The Scotch whisky distillers of Douglas Laing & Co are bringing the Big Peat Christmas Edition 2020 to the German market again this year. A powerful limited special edition cask strength of the award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky range.
The Glasgow-based family business released the first Christmas bottling of Big Peat on the market in 2010. Since then, the iconic Islay fisherman has grown spectacularly around the world, making a big name for itself with brand-exclusive bottlings and limited-edition bottlings, some of which have been aged for a very long time.
Now in its 10th annual Christmas bottling, Big Peat features a red Christmas hat, much like the first iconic design from 2010. Only that this year not the Christmas tree burns, but “Christmas Peat” dangles as a Christmas ball on the branch. Of course, also this year in winter barrel strength of 53.1%, without colorants and without cold filtration.
Fred Laing, chairman of the family business:
“My little boy Big Peat was brought into being – literally “born” – in 2009. It is the dream child of a unique marriage of 100% single malts from our favorite Islay distilleries. Meanwhile, “he” has many loyal fans of the phenol around the world. In the barrel-strong Christmas Limited Edition, we get to see its more robust and intense side again this year. 2020 with even more peat smoke, dried seaweed, coal dust and the sweetness so characteristic of Big Peat. Christmas without my smoky friend would be unthinkable for me”.
About DOUGLAS LAING
Founded over 70 years ago, the family-owned company Douglas Laing & Co. is now one of Scotland’s leading whisky producers, supplying the world with excellent Scotch whiskies with a particular focus on single cask single malts as well as small batch malt Scotch whiskies. The company was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing and is still owned by the Laing family. The company management is shared by Chairman Fred Laing Jr, Chris Leggat as CEO and Fred’s daughter Cara as Head of Whisky. The company philosophy always follows the goal of not adulterating the whiskey and therefore bottling with relatively high alcohol content and rigorously without cold filtration. At its heart are the “Remarkable Regional Malts,” a family of brands that includes the bottlings Big Peat (Islay), Timorous Beastie (Highlands), The Epicurean (Lowlands), Rock Island (Islands), and Scallywag (Speyside). In addition, the Laing family is also particularly proud of its own premium single cask bottlings, such as Provenance, Old Particular and Xtra Old Particular (XOP), as well as the whiskies from its own whisky distillery, Strathearn.
About Bremer Spirituosen Contor
Bremer Spirituosen Contor GmbH was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of GES Großeinkaufsring des Süßwaren- und Getränkehandels e. g.. As an intermediary trader of spirits, champagne, sparkling wine and wine as well as a general importer of international premium spirits in Germany, the company employs around 100 people at its headquarters in Bremen. In 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Bremer Spirituosen Contor was awarded “Importer of the Year” at the International Spirits Competition (ISW) for its exclusive brands.
