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Oban 20 Years Old

Brand Oban
Expression 20 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 20 Year Old
Abv 57.90%
Produced at Oban Distillery
Region Highland
Launched 1794
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.malts.com

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

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Nose
Shy, delicate. Spring garden. Grassy. Orange sherbet. Raspberry. Mint lollipop. A briny echo.
Palate
Smooth, gentle at start. Then the alcohol strength breaks out. Iced mint sweets.
Finish
Tangy (even with water), dry. Herbal.
Comment
The nose is very distinguished and floaty. The palate is a bit too assertive because of the high strength. Requires oxygenation and water.

Dave Broom

Nose
Mature. Crystallised ginger, lemon drizzle cake, chalk, spicy marmalade. Subtle. Needs a drop of water to open into polished oak. Linseed.
Palate
Clean and soft with dried peels. An interesting, strangely exotic quality. Deep.
Finish
Long and spicy.
Comment
Excellent balance given the age-wood hasn’t overpowered it.

 



 

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