Climate Change Nazis Now want to Destroy the Scotch Industry

Scotland is famous for the whisky it makes. But to make it, distillers heat the mixture by burning the ancient dried peat — which is matted grass and vegetable matter found in Scotland’s bogs that took centuries to compact into a medium that burns like wood or soft coal. It is this process that gives Scotch its smooth, smoky flavor.

Because it is a natural product of the earth, and because it is burned to distill the whisky, that makes peat a “fossil fuel.” And guess what that means? Yep, it is something that climate nazi's want to ban.

Is it so unreasonable an expectation for the climate change nazi's to settle for windmills and unicorn farts to replace the peat?

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CopperCicada · M

I don't know about distilleries being forced to not use peat. They have long stopped using peat as fuel. It's too expensive. It's only used for peating for whiskies and scotches. And then again, many many aren't peated.

I do know many distilleries have invested heavily in peat bog conservation. At the level of being committed to their communities. It's the right thing to do for the environment. Bogs are important ecosystems.

But really for their businesses. The peat is running out. Which is a big problem. Peated spirits are probably the best there are. And you can't burn phone books or tires in the place of peat.

So there is a move away from alternatives to peat. I am not sure how true it is, but I've read that Islay peat is becoming extinct. And so there's that. Preservation won't work anymore.