Answers.Body: <p>There is a way peatiness or smokiness is measured scientifically: the phenol count in parts per million (PPM) however this isn't as useful as it sounds, as different phenols taste and smell different. Using the phenol measurement you can chart some examples as follows:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Ardbeg - 55</li>
  <li>Laphroaig - 40</li>
  <li>Lagavulin - 35</li>
  <li>Caol Ila - 30</li>
  <li>Talisker - 25</li>
  <li>Highland Park - 20</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Of more use is a chart such as this one from <a href="http://www2.malts.com/index.php/en_gb/Choosing-Whisky/A-World-of-Flavour/The-Single-Malt-Whisky-Flavour-Map" rel="nofollow noreferrer">malts.com</a>, which gives a simple way to visualise where a particular whisky sits, and the distance between that whisky and others the drinker may have tried previously.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/x8P9D.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/x8P9D.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Or this one in the <a href="https://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Scotch Whisky Experience</a> in Edinburgh:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2RHR0.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2RHR0.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>(Look at how high Talisker sits on the charts, compared with its position on the phenol measurement...)</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am a big fan of the peatier Scotch whiskies, such as Octomore, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Talisker, but aside from describing them as "really peaty" or "wow, so much smoke" it can be incredibly difficult to describe a particular whisky to someone who hasn't drunk it.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a scale, so I can just say, "That's a 7" and be understood?</p>
  
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Title: Is there a peatiness scale for whiskies
UserDisplayName: Rory Alsop
ThreadText: # Is there a peatiness scale for whiskies
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-14)
  
  I am a big fan of the peatier Scotch whiskies, such as Octomore, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Talisker, but aside from describing them as "really peaty" or "wow, so much smoke" it can be incredibly difficult to describe a particular whisky to someone who hasn't drunk it.
  
  Is there a scale, so I can just say, "That's a 7" and be understood?
  
  **Tags:** whiskey
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2016-06-14. Score: 23 | Accepted answer
  
  There is a way peatiness or smokiness is measured scientifically: the phenol count in parts per million (PPM) however this isn't as useful as it sounds, as different phenols taste and smell different. Using the phenol measurement you can chart some examples as follows:
  
  * Ardbeg - 55
  * Laphroaig - 40
  * Lagavulin - 35
  * Caol Ila - 30
  * Talisker - 25
  * Highland Park - 20
  
  Of more use is a chart such as this one from [malts.com](http://www2.malts.com/index.php/en_gb/Choosing-Whisky/A-World-of-Flavour/The-Single-Malt-Whisky-Flavour-Map), which gives a simple way to visualise where a particular whisky sits, and the distance between that whisky and others the drinker may have tried previously.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/x8P9D.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/x8P9D.png)
  
  Or this one in the [Scotch Whisky Experience](https://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/) in Edinburgh:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2RHR0.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/2RHR0.jpg)
  
  (Look at how high Talisker sits on the charts, compared with its position on the phenol measurement...)
  
  
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