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Tomatin Cù Bòcan
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 7, 2015 (edited April 19, 2018)
Not terrible, but gimmicky and overpriced--what we have here is another maker of unpeated whiskies bottling a young, peated spirit and selling it at an inflated price. Doesn't know what it wants to be: a mish-mash of flavours, most of them too weak, that don't really cohere. Lightly smoky (think campfire smoke, not earthy, green, vegetal Islay smoke), with flavours of light orchard fruit, light berries. Vanilla, butterscotch, diacetyl (movie popcorn butter), grapefruit and citrus pith. Stomach bile. Tastes young, sour, yeasty or doughy. Light tasting, with some faint tropical fruits, peppery, floral notes (heather), and a bit of saltiness. Reminds me of a lightly smoky blend or an off-brand Highland Park.
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