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Cu Bocan - Creation #5 46%

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  Distillery:  Tomatin Bottler:  Distillery Age:  NAS Distilled:  n/a Bottled:  2023 Cask:  Colombian Andean Oak casks Abv:  46% Unchillfiltered:  Yes Natural Colour:  Yes Nb of bottles:  n/a Price:  £52 Extra:  n/a Cù Bòcan, the experimental branch of the Tomatin distillery, brings us a 5th creation and this time it’s a slightly smoky single malt which was matured in Colombian Andean oak casks, presented naturally at a strength of 46%. My tasting notes: Nose: Sweet and fragrant, orange blossom, jasmin, light smoke, honey, lemon, slight pine/eucalyptus, fresh strawberries, wine gums, tinned peaches, hints of creamy/dusty straw /grist. Palate: Malty, oaky, slight smoke, honey sweetness at fist. Some bitternes, fresh oak, toffee, barley sugar and slight grapefruit appear after a few moments. Tasty stuff! Finish: Warming, oak, slightly earthy, still some bitterness, black pepper, grapefrint pith. With water: The nose is cream...