Company: Diageo
Distillery: Oban Distillery
Region: Oban, Scotland
Aging: 14 Years
ABV: 43% ABV
Proof: 86 Proof
Mash Bill: 100% Single Malt
Non-Chill Filtered: No
MSRP Price: $99
Oban 14 Year Tasting Notes
Appearance: Dark Honey
Nose: Raisin, light fruits, citrus, apricot, honey, candied fruits, dried mango, vanilla, light oak, briny, salty, malt and spices
Palate: Rich bold raisin flavors, light fruits, candied apricot, dried mango, citrus zest, crisp apple, honey, vanilla, toasted oak, salt, briny, baking spices, hints of cinnamon, clove, and black pepper
Finish: Medium finish with a rich oily mouthfeel – leaves you with a lovely crisp mouthful of fruit flavors backed by honey and a tiny bit of lingering spice and black pepper
Is Oban 14 Year an Approachable Whisky?
Oban 14 Year is an extremely approachable Scotch whisky.
It’s full of beautiful sweet and fruity flavors that are welcoming to any level of whisky drinkers.
Beginners will enjoy the smooth finish with honey and fruit flavors.
Experienced Scotch whisky drinkers will appreciate the complexity and depth of flavor in this pour.
Is Oban 14 Year Complex?
Oban 14 Year has a lot of layers of flavor.
To start, it is jam-packed with beautiful fruit flavors.
It starts with heavy raisin followed by sweet honey, vanilla, and light oak then finishes out with a rich and creamy finish that lingers in your mouth for a while without really being hot.
What are Oban 14 Year’s strongest attributes/flavors?
Oban 14 Year’s strongest attribute is the amount of fruits packed into this pour.
Every time I take a sip, I continue to reach for exactly what fruit flavors I am getting on my palate.
I almost always get raisin front and center.
It’s then followed up by dried apricot, a bit of apple, and a nice citrus zest.
Is Oban 14 Year a go-to whisky?
Oban 14 Year is an excellent go-to whisky.
While the prices are going up for Scotch Whisky in general, this bottle is still worth the purchase every time.
It is one of the smoother Scotch Whisky that delivers a beautiful finish and is one of my go-to Scotches.
Is Oban 14 Year priced accurately to its quality?
Oban 14 Year used to cost only $75-80 and it was absolutely worth the price tag.
At the $99 price point, it still delivers on the price.
Conclusion for Oban 14 Year
Oban 14 Year will always be a favorite Scotch Whisky of mine and is a bottle I will always have on my shelf.
If you’re looking for slightly cheaper options, Oban does have a slightly cheaper bottle Oban Little Bay which is about $20-25 cheaper, but isn’t quite the same quality as it loses the age statement.
Two other favorites of mine are the Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year and the Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year.
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