Oban Little Bay

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : Oban - Highlands

Ex-Bourbon Barrels

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2014

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

This is the second and final addition to Oban's regular range, a NAS that has been aged in small 200-litre Bourbon casks, which allows the cask to have a greater influence, and the flavours to be more intense.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Nice influence of the barrel on the nose, vanilla yoghurt, walnut cake, fresh fruits, yellow apples, mirabelles, Comice pears, a pinch of salt and a whiff of smoke. Beeswax, citrus zest, creamy notes. On the palate, raisin brioche, fruit cake, pastry cream, blood oranges, crunchy cereals, discreet spices, cloves, grey pepper. The finish is appropriately long, a little dusty, spicy, meringue, floating island with vanilla custard, old wood, rosemary and mistletoe.

 

In Short, 

Like the Dalwhinnie Wnter's Gold, I find it very successful and prefer it to the 14 year old. It's more straightforward, more intense, more characterful, and the profile of the distillery is clearer. On the other hand, the price has become very high, I've heard that sales are exploding and that stocks are running out. I find that astonishing.

Score : 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

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