A bustling seaside resort has grown up around the distillery in the two centuries since it was first built in the fishing town of Oban. The West Highland malt is still produced in the same unhurried, traditional fashion and this 14 year old is a classic whisky from the distillery.
Smoky, maritime nose with hints of sticking plasters and toffee brittle.
Smoky, creamy palate with notes of marmalade, toffee apples and pear cider. A development of cloves comes late palate.
A long, malty finish with toasty oak and spice.
A true classic, Oban's 14 year old is a great coastal dram for lovers of lightly smoked, fresh malts.
Was: £192.90Now: £191.90
After doing a private taste with "highland Park" 7/10, "Laphroaig" 8/10, and "Oban", oban is a disappointment 4/10 at most and generous!! if you like Islay whiskeys this not for you, and in my opinion this is a cheap trick, I find ordinary whiskeys better.. first time I tried in beach bar though the bad taste might be because of the exposure to the sun.. Second time I'm convinced that it is not the sun
"It tastes like paint thinner and down the drain it went!" You poured a $60 bottle of scotch down the drain? Yeah....right. Honestly, if you're going to make up stories like that, why not go to the comments section of YouTube where your input would be in like company.
Giving this one a second try first time wasn't overly impressed and it's actually a lot better than the first bottle I bought. Very sweet, fruity oak followed by roasted vanilla beans and just a hint of smoke not very coastal tasting though. I also have clynelish 14 right now and have determined that oban is smoother/sweeter but clynelish is more smoky/coastal also a little bit stronger. I personally prefer clynelish but this is a very nice dram and well worth buying again very happy with it. The sugarbear
Wow. This is an incredible scotch. It's one of those keep-in-your-cabinet scotches given the flavor for the cost. Super well balanced, smokey, oaky, some little hidden vanilla notes, and a very pleasant hay flavor. It's also nice on the nose; it's one of those scotches you could spend 30 minutes with your nose in the glass.
He's your Makelele; your Kuyt, your Bellerin. This is an unsung hero - a Julian Cope, a Rick Buckler. I'm having one, now, and very much enjoying it. I'm rambling, now and should go to bed.
