Meaning & use
peaty
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Having the taste, smell, or composition of peat, especially describing a smoky, earthy flavor found in some whisky.
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The single malt had a distinctly peaty character from being distilled near the bog.
Peaty soil in the highlands retains water and supports a unique range of plants.
A note on using this word
Peat's smoky flavor comes from drying malted barley over burning peat, a technique long associated with Scotch whisky production.
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