Tomatin 'Cu Bocan' Limited Edition Bourbon Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Peated to 15 ppm, this is a gentle, elegant peat, reflective of the mist of the story. This whisky has been aged in former Bourbon barrels, giving the whisky a wonderful vanilla sweetness. On the nose, this dram has aromas of toasted coconut, orange juice, lemon rind, vanilla, burnt sugar and of course, a wisp of peat smoke. The palate is thick and buttery, with a zinging peat, a little thick toffee, some citrus, a touch of vanilla, burnt sugar and roasted nuts. The finish is long and smoky, with faint tropical fruits. Bottled at 46% ABV and without chill filtration, this allows the flavours to ring true. A wonderful dram, with an excellent story – an ideal change of pace for Islay peat-heads.
地獄之犬的靈感是來自於湯瑪丁酒廠村落流傳已久的鬼故事：CuBocan庫伯肯是一條已經跟蹤湯瑪丁高地村落居民好幾百年的獵犬，牠的故事已藉由地獄之犬日漸兇殘可怖行為更添傳奇色彩。
這個地方人煙罕至、極盡荒涼，每個世代會發生一次地獄之犬攻擊事件，每一次都是令人聞風喪膽。有一天一位酒廠工人很晚時還在外面走動，就曾被一隻強大的黑色怪獸殘酷地追逐著，牠的鼻孔冒出白煙如螺旋般繚繞，牙齒則完全外露。
為了要感受獵犬的濃密獸毛，工人強迫自己把一切自然會產生的恐懼拋在腦後，他停了下來，用顫抖的雙手觸摸獵犬，結果只看到可怕的魅影-庫伯肯，在他眼前逐漸消失，只留下一片完全死寂以及一陣如潑墨藍的煙幕，迅速地穿過泥煤荒地消逝。
Cù Bòcan might sound like one of the fortresses in Lord of the Rings, but it is in fact a reference to a wonderful bit of folklore surrounding the village of Tomatin. Legend has it that the town was beset by the ghostly form of a mysterious hell-hound. One cold, moonlit night, a distillery worker felt compelled to reach out and touch the fiendish beast, only for it to disappear into a wisp of smoke that blanketed the surrounded highlands. It is this smoke-like mist that the whisky recalls.
湯瑪丁Tomatin
湯瑪丁(Tomatin)蒸餾廠，位於蘇格蘭幅員最為遼闊的威士忌產區─高地區，山湖相連、風光壯闊的高地區，被譽為是歐洲自然風景最優美的地方，翻越過莫納利亞(Monadhliath)山脈，湯瑪丁便藏身在一片海拔315公尺的綠野茂林中。
從山林間經過泥煤、石南及堅硬的花崗岩過濾後得到清澈純淨的高品質自然水源，創造出風味獨特，融合豐富及溫醇口感的高地麥芽威士忌無庸置疑湯瑪丁的質量和一致性，已打造出一杯真正的佳釀。
湯瑪丁Tomatin，在蘇格蘭蓋爾語中意為“杜松之丘”。19世紀時，這座威士忌大廠在綿連山丘間拔地而起，曾為蘇格蘭規模最大的蒸餾廠巨擘，卻在追求現代化與工業化的速成主義下，一度迷失了傳統與方向，幾經挫折後，湯瑪丁改寫了利益本位的經營之道，以自然共存與工藝傳承，成就湯瑪町威士忌的品味哲學。
湯瑪丁蒸餾廠有著釀製單一純麥威士忌的絕佳條件，高海拔的冷冽氣候，讓威士忌的熟成過程變得緩慢而細膩。來自高山峻嶺的奧特南費斯(Alt Na Frith)泉水，清澈甘美，流經花崗岩石、泥煤和石楠花叢，提供湯瑪丁蒸餾廠優異，微含礦物質的柔軟水源，搭配嚴選、顆粒飽滿的上乘大麥，塑造高地純麥威士忌細緻卻濃郁芳醇的特質。
由調和威士忌轉型為單一純麥威士忌蒸餾廠，湯瑪丁威士忌也做了風味上的轉變，重視酒液的香味與飽和度，採用較長時間的發酵，和使用小型具有長頸的蒸餾器，蘊育出的酒液，具有豐富水果芳香的酯類，與少許的辛香料風味。身為少數自有箍桶業的蒸餾廠，湯瑪丁近年來積極增產首次裝桶(first-fill)的雪莉和波本橡木桶，以釀製高品質、富特色的單一純麥威士忌為使命。
