The UK’s peatlands retailer huge quantities of carbon and wish defending – however is that appropriate with the normal use of peat smoke as a flavouring in whisky-making?
Atmosphere
2 November 2021
Peat reduce and left to dry on a wetland within the Scottish Highlands DrimaFilm/Shutterstock
The UK is the world’s largest exporter of whisky, which has been distilled in Scotland for 500 years. However the peat used to flavour some Scotch whiskies is more and more below the highlight because the struggle towards local weather change steps up.
The conservation of peatland shall be a key speaking level on the COP26 local weather summit now below approach in Glasgow, UK, as a result of peat shops giant quantities of carbon. Some estimates recommend that UK peatlands comprise extra …
