A bustling seaside resort has emerged around the distillery in Oban, a fishing town, over the past two centuries. An original Oban from non-traditional casks that has a great deal to say for itself as it skilfully entwines the lighter and darker traits of this famous bridge between the Highland and Island styles of single malt. This limited edition single malt has been laid down for 12 years in a combination of ex-bourbon and refill casks, and has been bottled at a cask strength of 56.2%abv.
Available in a 700ml bottle, at 56.2% abv.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Yellow Gold.
NOSE
Mellow, with elusive yet unmistakable maritime top notes of crispy edible seaweed, crystal salt and coarse black pepper on a wooden trencher, perhaps accompanied by very lightly smoked fillets of white fish. After a while a spoonful of sweet chilli sauce is added to the platter while with a drop of water, light olive oil becomes the top note.
TASTE
Very smooth, soft and mouth-filling in texture, the taste is fruity and lightly citrus-sweet, balanced by a pinch of salt mid-palate and an insistent yet never overpowering spiciness from the fresh-charred casks. The effect is lush and vigorous, with a great balance between crunchy wood spice and fresh, fruity distillery character. Staying sweet throughout, it is delicious straight, while a dash of water lightly rounds the flavours, bringing up the fruity notes.
FINISH
Quite long, finishing spicy with a shake of pepper. Water brings forward a lovely smooth warmth in the aftertaste, as if to herald a final gleam of light.
