Keen to explore the powerful, smoky style of peated whisky but not sure where to start? Spring is a great time to start exploring smoke, so we’ve highlighted some lightly peated drams perfect for those new to the world of smoky single malts.

Build up your palate with subtler expressions that show classic peatiness balanced by clean and pure fruity notes. Our top picks include single malt Scotch whiskies from the likes of Bowmore and Balvenie, the richest of Johnnie Walker’s blended whisky roster, an earthy single malt from Seattle’s Westland distillery and a smoky Japanese single malt from Nikka’s Yoichi distillery.

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