Tomatin distillery

Tomatin is a whisky distillery and spirits brand based in the Scottish Highlands. Its formal distillery was established in 1897, although the company’s account says whisky production in the area may have older, informal roots. The distillery’s site describes production as central to life in the area and presents the business as a community with a long-running craft tradition. The brand’s core offering is Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Tomatin also sells Cù Bòcan, an experimental single malt made with lightly peated Scottish barley and distilled in limited batches during winter at Tomatin Distillery. The range explores different cask maturations and is presented as combining subtle smoke with sweetness. The company also offers distillery tours and visitor experiences. Tomatin is owned by Japanese companies Takara Shuzo and Marubeni. It operates from Tomatin in the Scottish Highlands and serves customers in the United Kingdom and international markets. Its website presents the brand through its whisky range, distillery heritage, tours and occasional limited or specially matured releases.

Whisky production around Tomatin is described by the distillery as having roots that may predate its formal establishment. The company says it is difficult to establish the precise beginnings of local whisky production, but that there is reason to believe illicit production was part of life in the area from the 1700s. Its documented corporate history begins in the nineteenth century. In 1892, news that the final route of the Highland Railway would pass through Tomatin prompted local man John MacDougall to plan a distillery. The Tomatin Spey District Distillery was registered on 8 June 1897. The first enterprise did not last: the distillery closed in 1906. In 1909, experienced wine and spirits merchants purchased the company and reopened it as the New Tomatin Distillers Company Ltd. At that point, the distillery had two stills, with a stated capacity of 225,000 litres of alcohol per year. After the Second World War, global demand for Scotch whisky increased. Tomatin’s own history describes the wider industry response as including new distilleries and the reopening of closed ones. The supplied account refers to a boom in demand by 1974, but does not provide further detail about Tomatin’s expansion at that time. In the modern portfolio, Tomatin is known for Highland single malt Scotch whisky and for Cù Bòcan, an experimental single malt distilled at Tomatin in limited batches each winter. The Cù Bòcan range uses lightly peated Scottish barley and explores maturation in different casks. The distillery also promotes tours and visitor experiences. The company is owned by Takara Shuzo and Marubeni, and its website continues to present its whisky range, history and visitor offering.

• 1974

  Scotch whisky demand boom

  After the Second World War, global demand for Scotch whisky increased; the supplied account refers to a boom in demand by 1974, without further detail about Tomatin’s expansion at that time.

• 1909

  Distillery reopens

  Experienced wine and spirits merchants purchased the company and reopened it as the New Tomatin Distillers Company Ltd., with two stills and a stated capacity of 225,000 litres of alcohol per year.

• 1906

  Distillery closes

  The first enterprise did not last: the distillery closed in 1906.

• 1897

  Tomatin Spey District Distillery registered

  The Tomatin Spey District Distillery was registered on 8 June 1897.

• 1892

  Railway plans prompt distillery plans

  News that the final route of the Highland Railway would pass through Tomatin prompted local man John MacDougall to plan a distillery.

• Cù Bòcan Creation #8 introduced

A Highland single malt Scotch whisky producer that foregrounds distillery heritage and craft, alongside an experimental, subtly smoky Cù Bòcan range.

• Tomatin Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

  The distillery’s Highland single malt Scotch whisky range.

• Cù Bòcan Signature

  A lightly peated experimental single malt associated with bourbon, Oloroso sherry and North American virgin oak casks.

• Cù Bòcan 12 Year Old Batch #1

  A Cù Bòcan expression matured in Caribbean rum casks.

• Cù Bòcan 15 Year Old 2023 Edition

  A Cù Bòcan expression matured in Oloroso sherry casks.

• 2022-02-10

  Tomatin Distillery invests in Highland Tourism[4]Tomatin Distillery 投资 Highland Tourismjohnogroat-journal.co.uk

  Reported: 2022-02-10

  Tomatin Distillery is providing Highland Tourism CIC with £150,000 over three years to support its sustainable tourism agenda; the investment is described as sponsorship.

1. 1Tomatin Highland Whisky: Award-Winning Scotch Whiskytomatin.com
2. 2Cù Bòcan – Unlock the Unusualtomatin.com
3. 3Uncover the Shirakawa Story - Tomatin Whiskytomatin.com
4. 4Tomatin Distillery 投资 Highland Tourismjohnogroat-journal.co.uk