43°
Distillery : Oban - Highlands
Refill Bourbon, Sherry Casks and 1st Fill Montilla Fino Sherry Seasoned American Oak Finish
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2023
Almost Unpeated
I think it was the last Distillers Edition I'd ever tasted. This one is finished in Fino Sherry from the Montilla-Moriles area, Fino Sherry is usually rather dry, but the one from the Mintilla area is fruitier. As with all the other Distillers Edition, the vintage disappeared in 2022, it's cold-filtered and coloured.
Let's Taste It :
Beautiful balance on the nose, between noble wood, red fruit, and a touch of smoke. Amarena cherries, a hint of sea salt, quince jam and honey. Whole almonds, light tobacco. A few maritime and chalky notes. On the palate, a lovely sweetness, custard, chutney with bits of walnut, salted butter caramel, very palatable spices, rosemary, honeysuckle, pepper. Quite a long finish, chocolatey and malty, dried fruits, apricots and figs, damp leather and bark full of moss. Chestnuts.
In Short,
This Fino is not so dry, and I find it has a nice fruity and sweet fullness. I'm not a great fan of the 14-year-old, but I really enjoyed this Distillers Edition. In fact, it seems to me that it's one of the 4 outstanding Distillers Edition, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Talisker, and therefore Oban. Unfortunately the price is very high for what it is.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Frank - Car Seller
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