A lightly-peated Highland single malt, made at Tomatin distillery, matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry and virgin oak casks. Distilled every winter in small batches, it offers notes of vanilla, cinnamon, apples, raisins and delicate citrus above a background of soft peat smoke.
Cu Bocan Signature Reviews
Tasting Notes
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Producer's Note
Aroma: Coconuts and cream with some botanic notes, parsley and coriander. The smoke emerges after a minute followed by a mix of lime, grapefruit and tangerines with rich almond and aniseed.
Palate: Initially feather light, followed by a honeyed smoke. The rich spice of cloves, cinnamon and star anise create an enigmatic elegance.
Finish: Light with a hint of sweet smoke.
15 Customer Reviews
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It's ok but I have had better, however I am not a major fan of highland malts. If you like Islay or Speyside then this might not be for you.
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I have just sampled this at Leicester Whisky Festival and was an instant favourite. It was the first one I sampled and loved it. After having an evening of sampling many different whiskies I went back to this to see if still ticked the boxes and it did so had to buy it. A lovely smooth whisky, easy drinking and light smokey peaty finish that stays with you. This will definitely be on my ‘staple’ list.
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One of the nicest, smoothest single malts I have tried. The first bottle was given to me by my son for Christmas and was sampled before breakfast.
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Warm, complex, smooth with a few drops of water ... smoke comes on late, like a distant fireplace.
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Beautiful whisky. Complex flavours, a lovely fruity base (Apple? Pear?) with rich smokey overtones that dissipate quickly. Just a touch of water brings out some real notes of warm spices. I "won" at a whisky tasting evening with this, against some strong competition!
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A nice light peaty malt, with subtle hints coming through later. Really enjoyed it.
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This was a thoroughly enjoyable whisky. I was actually surprised to find a bottle on sale at my local market. I will definitely buy again, and at full retail price.
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A bourbon drinker from the states, I took a lovely tour of speyside and drank as many malts as I could. This was included in one tasting, and it was one of my favorites. An easy drinking whisky, yet having a very distinct taste. A rare combination. I wish I had purchased more than one bottle at the distillery.
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Stopped by the Tomatin distillery on my way up to Inverness and bought a bottle after sampling a few of their drams. Normally a fan of peaty malts and this lightly peated expression piqued my interest over their classic single malts. P.s Lovely location and distillery tour too.
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Beautiful lingering taste. But MUST not be spelt with an 'e' in 'whisky' !
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A really good whisky, very smoky aroma, nutty note and light figs
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Recommended by a member of staff in the London shop, for a lightly smoked whiskey with a depth of flavours coming through. This blows your supermarket stocked whiskey out of the water. You wont want to go back to ASDA stocked Glenmorangie/Grants/Glenfiddich after this. Cu Bocan is much more interesting.
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I;m a man of few words ,suffice to say .I can think of no reason not to award the 5 stars
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Very easy drinking. Biscuity and morish. I drank it side by side the (now) ?199 30yo Tomatin, and it was almost as good.
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At a recent whisky festival in Inverness, after sampling (too many) different whiskies this was the one I went back for. I enjoy easy to drink malts rather than the more extreme peaty or smoky variety and this fits the bill to perfection. I am not an expert so do not use all their over elaborate flowery descriptions. Quite simply, this is an extremely nice dram, especially with a few drops of water. I will be buying it again.
