Tomatin Cù Bòcan Creation No. 2, European Virgin Oak & Japanese Shochu Cask, 46%

Tomatin Distillery was founded in 1897 and spent most of its life producing whisky for the blending industry; however, in the 1970s it was Scotland's biggest producer of single malt whisky. In 1986, the distillery became the first fully Japanese-owned Scottish distillery when Takara Shuzo joined forces with trading company Okara. Since 2004 when the 12 Year Old was first released, Tomatin has been... This particular expression, Cù Bòcan Creation #2, is an experimental Highland single malt matured in a combination of Japanese Shochu and European Virgin Oak casks, offering a rich and lively character with hints of smoke and key lime pie. [cite: 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, Scotch Whisky Auctions]