Oban 14 Year Old 200 Anniversary 1794 - 1994

A special release of the iconic Oban 14 year old to mark the bi-centenary of Oban distillery, released in 1994.

Shall we find marmalade and leather, with that trademark wee saltiness?...

Colour: gold.

Nose: certainly more coastal than I remembered, more on dried kelp, paraffin, some kind of grassy polish, There’s also something metallic, old copper kettle, grandma’s old silver cutlery, as well as chestnut burr, autumn leaves… It’s really dry.

Mouth: salty indeed, dry, with quite a lot leather and tobacco, Notes of both old and fresh walnuts.

Finish: rather long,