Oban 1991 Distillers Edition

Oban 1995 Distillers Edition

This bottle has been bottled in 2012 and is numberedL2206CM000 03432475. It is 90% full. For this review, I will compare my tasting notes on a fresh palate in the morning to my notes at night after a dram of Lot 40. But first, do I need to remember you that the Distillers Edition is finished in a Montilla Fino cask? That's what I tought, you knew...

Score 89/100

Oban 14 Year Old

Nose: A medley of sherry, citrus, and mineral notes, with none dominating. A nice nose - and pleasant - but not very "inviting." Palate: Has the mineraly/chalky texture, with vanilla, faint sherry, black pepper, and citrus. Some saltiness too, which gives it a fair coastal feel. Mouthfeel is alright - thankfully this is at 43% instead of...

Score 85/100

Oban 14 Year Old

Nose: sweet and smokey Body: Full-flavored and assertive but not over robust. Smoke flows throughout. Palate: Slight bite, but the smooth smokey sweet taste blends into an equally tasteful finish. Smoke lingers slightly in the palate for a few seconds. Unlike Bowmore, this whiskey does not overwhelm you with smoke.

Score 75/100

Oban 14 Year Old

One of the prettiest bottles/tubes in my cabinet. The drawings of rocks, surf and sea gulls makes one think the contents will be dominated by coastal briny flavours but that doesn’t prove to be the case. I love the tall straight bottle which pours quite a dark amber liquor, although the colour of the whisky might be exaggerated by the contrast...

Score 88/100