Oban 1985 Distillers Edition

Oban 1995 Distillers Edition

Nose: Waxy , sweet and a bit of dried apricot sort of fruitiness. Damp soil and wood, giving way to some marzipan. Palate: Sweet , honey and bitter chocolate with marzipan topping, folowed by honey covers nuts,Apricot jam. Quite creamy. Finish : Sugary sweet with bitter cocoa and figs. A very nice sipping whisky, not mind blowing but good stuff,...

Score 83/100

Oban Little Bay

Hard to believe I've never reviewed an Oban before, since it's one of Diageo's well-known Classic Malts (according to them, anyway). One of Scotland's oldest distilleries, it was established in 1794 in the town of Oban, which has grown in population around the distillery (preventing distillery expansion beyond its 700,000 lpa from small stills)....

Score 88/100

Oban 18 Year Old Limited Edition bottled 2008

Lots of misconceptions surround this bottle. My understanding is that it was a limited US retail. However, it was only "limited" in its first run. It has since had, at least, one more bottling. The original release was a limited run, and had the bottle number and run listed on the bottle. The current release, which I am reviewing...

Score 89/100

Oban 14 Year Old

Nose: Green Apple, Citrus, Honey, Dried Fruit. Light and very pleasant. F Taste: More light fruit and honey. Slightly nutty. Finish: A Slightly smoky, slightly medicinal taste comes in and in a way reminds me of camphor. Lingers nicely on the pallet. Well balanced, but fairly straight forward and one dimensional. I enjoy it, but I wish there was...

Score 84/100