Cù Bòcan Creation #2

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands

Japanese Shochu and European Virgin Oak Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition

Single Malt

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 15 ppm

 

 

 

During the last week of the year, Tomatin produces peated single malt, an annual output of 60,000 litres, most of which is devoted to the Signature and the Creations Series that make up the Cù Bòcan range. The two Creations are matured in highly original ways. This one is aged partly in Shochu casks, a Japanese brandy.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Nose similar to Signature, but more mineral, with vanilla, fruits, iodine and limestone. Green apples and white plums. There's a hint of grainy peat, but it's fairly discreet. Some cereals. The palate is spicy, vanilla once again, with white fruits and intense wood. Cumin, ginger, sesame seeds. Lovely finish with a floral touch and a certain salinity. Slivers of iodine return, with vanilla wood and a note of aniseed. A certain freshness at the end. Bread crumb.

In Short, 

It's all very interesting. The peat brings out the quality of the distillate. The twist is original, but it doesn't detract from the whole. I liked it, and such boldness deserves to be rewarded. However, the price is a bit exaggerated.

Score : 86

                                          Ti Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                          Whitesnake - Too Many Tears