Oban 1968 17 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Oban ‘available only at the distillery’

Oban distillery is said to have been founded in 1793 by Hugh, John and James Stevenson on premises previously used for brewing. It remained in the hands of the Stevenson family until 1860, after which the distillery had several different owners. Between 1883 and 1887 it was rebuilt by Walter Higgins. Then it was silent between 1931 and 1937 and...

Score 87/100

Oban 14 Year Old

Old review from November 2015; I scribbled this one down at a very interesting joint in Cuenca (Spain) named Jovi: it was a dark, leather-laden, English-styled old pub right in the middle of the old historic town (World Heritage Site, btw.) I didn't know back then about its falling between the characteristics of Island and Highland whiskies, so...

Score 81/100

Oban 1992 Distillers Edition

So far I have only tried the standard Oban 14 Year Old, way back at the start of my whisky adventure. Looking back, it would seem I did not quite appreciate it at the time. Need to revisit that one soon, I think. I am quite sure I would like it much better today. But there are also a lot of Distiller’s Editions, which started appearing in 2000....

Score 85/100

Oban 12 Year Old 2008 - Diageo Special Releases 2021

Ah, Oban... It never disappoints, does it? Anyway, at Whivie HQ we are crazy about it, so we were happy that an Oban has also appeared in the series this year. 'The Tale of Two Foxes' must refer to the two types of casks that were used for maturation, I assume? Ex-Bourbon and European refill barrels in this case. Let's have a taste. Oban...

Score 88/100