14 Year Old

Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Whisky has a combination of rich sweetness with a smoky dryness and appetizing spice distinguishes this lovingly-matured Highland malt. Well-paced, beautifully textured, and sweetly generous Oban. The warming richness is neatly balanced by a smoky spicy-dryness; perfect with a chocolate truffle or two.

Nose: Immediate and confident; rapidly gaining intensity. Warming and sweet: oily, waxy and nutty, balanced by delicate ripe orchard fruits. Then, lighter notes of an almondy fruit cake sit atop a denser layer of Christmas pudding. Behind, malty cereal notes are offset by aromatic orange. Much later: traces of brine and smoke, a little menthol and pine resin.

Palate: Dense and coating, spicy too; sweet, yet menthol- fresh. Filling and warming, with the comforting chewiness of rich fruit-bread and hints of orange zest and clove, before growing drier, still minty, with crisp green apple. Less dense and fruitier with just a little water, which allows the classic Oban fruit, malt, and maritime hints free reign until the balancing, drying spice returns.

Finish: Long and oaky. Bottle size: 750ml Alc: 43%