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首先吸引你的是那种香气，那种令人舒适、芬芳、奇异花香的气味，苏格兰小说家尼尔·M·冈恩 (Neil M Gunn) 将其描述为"家的味道"。即使你对泥炭威士忌有厌恶感，泥炭本身的气味也不能不让人着迷。
苏格兰五分之一的土地面积（约7,000平方英里或18,000平方公里）被厚厚的泥炭覆盖，几个世纪以来，泥炭一直是高地和岛屿的主要燃料来源。它为家庭供暖，帮助保存食物，并烘干用于制作威士忌的大麦。那些早期的农场蒸馏师并不是将泥炭作为风味选择，而是必需品。
然而到了17世纪，变化正在发生...
