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Cù Bòcan From Tomatin Releases Its First Age Statement Whisky

Cù Bòcan, produced by Scottish distillery Tomatin, is an experimental Highland single malt distilled each winter in limited batches and made with lightly peated Scottish barley, which is normally uncommon to the house style. First produced in 2005, this ongoing whisky now has its first ever aged stated expression.

The new Cù Bòcan 15 Year Old, according to those behind it, features some of Tomatin’s first lightly peated spirit to be laid down in casks. Aged in Oloroso Sherry casks for a minimum of 15 years, this 2022 Edition is the first in a series of planned annual batch releases.

“We are delighted to introduce the 15 Year Old into the Cù Bòcan range,” Graham Nicolson, Sales Director, said in a prepared statement. “This whisky takes us back to where it all began, when we first started producing lightly peated spirit in the midst of winter back in 2005. This release is a celebration of how far we have come since then, and a nod to all the exciting plans we have in store for Cù Bòcan, opening up the world of lightly peated whisky.”

Cù Bòcan 15 Year Old
Cù Bòcan, produced by Scottish distillery Tomatin, is an experimental Highland single malt distilled each winter in limited batches and made with lightly peated Scottish barley. (image via Tomatin)

Non-chill filtered and natural in colour, Cù Bòcan 15 Year Old, 2022 Edition, has been bottled at 50% ABV and is a limited batch release with only 3,000 bottles available worldwide. It prices at £95 per 700ml bottle.

As far as official tasting notes goes, Tomatin made mention that this “is a decadent single malt with sun dried fruits and smoky exotic spices. The Oloroso Sherry casks impart flavours of dried fruits, flamed orange peel, cinder toffee, black cherry and cardamom.

“The peat provides a traditional earthy dryness rather than an obvious smoke, this has helped keep some of the sweeter elements of the sherry casks perfectly balanced.”

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