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by KozmoNau7 2566 days ago
Not all whisky is peated. At the current rates, there is enough peat for hundreds of years of whisky production, even if no new peat was formed, and it regrows at around 1mm/year, which is quite sustainable, if we stop using it for power generation.

All of the makers of peated whisky are committed to protecting the peat, as far as I know. And their peat usage is absolutely miniscule compared to its current use in power generation.

Bruichladdich has a good summary: https://www.bruichladdich.com/faq/is-peat-sustainable/