Oban 14 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 45 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Refreshing and gentle. Summer fruit. Melon. Vanilla pod. Touch of new leather. Developing on cooked fruit notes. Pear pie. Stewed peaches. Yeasty. Palate Delivers nose promises. Smooth and silky. Finish Fruity, gentle and slightly nutty. Comment Classic, gentle and pleasing. A consensual malt. Good match with salmon and light seafood dishes.

Dave Broom Nose Spicy. Hot sawdust, fresh ginger, citrus zest. Crisp. With water fragrant oak, allspice, shortbread with sugar. Summery. Palate Dried apricot, tingling. Slightly sweet with good balance in the mid-palate. Hint of menthol. Finish Tingling ginger. Short but fresh. Comment Good energy, balance with surprising weight.