oban 14 year old
- Distillery
- Oban
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 14 Years
- Alcohol
- 43% abv.
- Region
- Scotland: Highlands
- Bottled For
- Distillery
Founded in 1794 at the heart of the coastal town known as "The Gateway to the Isles", this is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. Oban's tiny stills marry the sea air character of the Island malts to the soft, richly fruity style of the Highlands, creating their own rich, elegant and glowing West Highland malt.
review by linusstick
- Color
- Light clear amber
- Nose
- Lightly smokey, with some light fruit and roasted caramel
- Body
- Medium bodied, a tad oily
- Palate
- Strong iodine presence, a hint of citrus on the back of the tongue and some malt
- Finish
- Warm and refined
Very smooth for 43%- no rough edges but a little too refined. It IS a delicious addition to the cabinet however.
review by anonymous
- Color
- light amber
- Nose
- fruity, pear, firm
- Body
- full, warming
- Palate
- fruity, light nutty
- Finish
- long lasting heavy flavoured finish
powerful, flavourful, well balanced
review by coloradodram
- Color
- Orangy amber
- Nose
- Citrus, grassy, wet soil, subtle flowers
- Body
- Balanced on the tongue and in the glass (legs were amazingly uniform)
- Palate
- Sweet carnations, fruit and grass mash, a hearty kick of barley
- Finish
- Medium warm, rather long, and nothing displeasing. Adding water imparts some gentle pepper authority with no added acidity.
A good Highland for certain, but a bit pricey for the results. It is better with a dash of water if you wish to up the silky/fruity factor and increase the finish length. On final review while polishing this bottle off after some years, I'm dropping the score from an original review of 85 with some more experience under my belt.
review by eddie
- Color
- Copper Amber
- Nose
- Sort of like fruit that has been kept a little to long and some wet grain.
- Body
- Medium, Mouth coating.
- Palate
- Light spice, butter Toffee, a little grass.
- Finish
- Short and sweet, Didn't stick around long.
Took a bottle of this to a party, had a lotta comments and most of them were the same way I felt, It tasted very good but was missing something.
review by red hare
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Raisins, peat, toffee, hint of bad breath
- Body
- Smooth, a little oily
- Palate
- Sweet, saccharine, hint of salt. Plums. Iodine.
- Finish
- Lingers, toffee, more peat. Musty, touch of leather. Candied melon.
Reasonably tasty. A winter malt. Smooth going down, but not that distinctive.
review by dramiel mchinson
- Color
- Golden Straw
- Nose
- malted cereal rides on a bed of semi-sweet fruit and citrus, hints of peat.
- Body
- The body is full, mouth filling and smooth.
- Palate
- On the palate the whisky starts with cooked fruits then gets spicy with strong drier oak notes then some peat. Maybe a wisp of smoke with the peat.
- Finish
- The finish is long with a spicy oak driness, a little salty.
Definitely a good whisky. It has plenty of flavor but doesn't overpower the palate.
review by fyoder
- Color
- A new copper penny
- Nose
- Floural, Alcohol, Salt
- Body
- Full, Dry
- Palate
- Salt, Water, Sweetness, Bitterness, Complex, Well balanced
- Finish
- Quite long, Aromatic, Antiseptic smell
Well suited for contemplattion by a fire on a chilly night.
review by bongo
- Color
- light amber
- Nose
- fruity peat
- Body
- standard, slightly thicker than water with a smoothness to it
- Palate
- peat and woody with a medium burn of alcohol
- Finish
- a creciendo of strength which dissolves quickly into a sweet flavored warmth. Pleasant lingering flavors remain.
A nice whiskey indeed. It has enough flavour to be interesting, and is strong enough to represent a commanding drink. A fine choice for fireside contemplation.
review by sfaulk
- Color
- Pale orange
- Nose
- Heavy smoke, almost wood-like.
- Body
- Full bodied, very thick.
- Palate
- Smoke, wood.
- Finish
- Long, strong finish.
Very highly recommended! Very strong finish and great aftertaste.
review by gargamel
- Color
- Copper like a new penny.
- Nose
- Very subtle. Malt, very slight citrus. Very slight alcohol burn. Fragrant
- Body
- Smooth and wet. Thin.
- Palate
- Spicy. Malt, oak. Complex and mature.
- Finish
- A very long and very spicy finish. Some sour notes in the end, then minty.
This is a very good and easy scotch, but not too easy. It is very complex and mature, and yields surprising amounts of spice.
review by saul
- Color
- Amber.
- Nose
- Strong iodone. Fruity.
- Body
- Medium viscosity. Medium bodied.
- Palate
- Dark Chocolate. Bitter. Gengle.
- Finish
- Flavour fades to nothing, then finishes with high flavour notes.
I like this scotch very much!
