46°
Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands
Ex-Bourbon, Ex-Oloroso Sherry and American Virgin White Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 15 ppm
Many people think that Tomatin is a Speyside distillery rather than a Highland one, and they have good reasons for that. By launching a lightly peated version of their distillate, people from the distillery are no doubt trying to create a more Highlander profile for their distillate. For one week a year, in winter, Tomatin creates this peated whisky, but at 15 ppm, it remains consensual. This Signature replaces the simple Cù Bòcan, launched in 2013, which recipe was apparently very similar.
Let's Taste It :
The fruits of Tomatin are carried by a light peat. Quite a dry, fine smoke, with some gravel. Iron filings. Nothing very corrosive, nor perfectly balanced. Hazelnuts, peanuts, oilseeds. Thick fruits, lemon, grapefruit. Rather vanilla on the palate, oily, interesting but a bit clear. Some spices, but more would have been nice. Pepper, cinnamon, cardamon. Good finish, on wood and white fruits, with some cereals, puffed rice, wheat, barley. Ends on hay, with a nice dry earthiness.
In Short,
I enjoyed it. But it remains anecdotal, and with few flaws. The peat is light, and it's somehow similar to Benromach, but fruitier. A purchase would not necessarily be a mistake, but there is far better at the same price.
Score : 84
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
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