Wolfburn Morven Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Morven takes its name from the highest peak in Caithness, a mountain surrounded by open moors and wetlands from where peat has been cut for hundreds of years. Wolfburn’s original 19th century distillery was largely fired by peat, and so this lightly-peated malt reflects the distillery’s history. With a level of peat at 10ppm, this is just enough to complex Woflburn’s plump, round spirit with a delicate wreath of smoke, but not enough to overshadow its dominant house character. (For reference, Ardmore and Talisker both come in at around 10-14ppm, Bowmore and Kilchoman at 20-25ppm, and the Islay heavy-weights clock in between 35-55ppm). Maturation was in a combination of Islay quarter casks and ex-Bourbon casks, for approximately four years.