Oban Distillers Edition 2022 / 43%/ 0.7l

In the original Classic Malts series, released in 1988 by United Distillers, the western Highlands was represented by Oban 14 years old.

Distillers Edition debuted 10 years later and showed a "new dimension" of classics. The whiskies contained in it, after the basic maturation period, "finished" in various types of casks, in the case of Oban these were Montilla Fino casks. Until 2021, Distillers Edition was offered in vintage versions, a year later Diageo abandoned a similar practice. The edition presented here hit the market in 2022 and contains whisky aged in American oak casks and finished in seasoned sherry casks. In 2021, around 1.5 million bottles of Oban single malt found buyers.

Nose : sea breeze, apricots, oranges, honeydew melon, quince jam, milk chocolate, marzipan, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and a trace of smoke.

Palate: honey breakfast cereal, vanilla cream, honey, oranges, cherries, dried apricots, Christmas chanterelle, cinnamon, cloves, a pinch of salt and a trace of leather.

Finish: quite long, with notes of vanilla, toffee, mocha, citrus, white pepper, cinnamon and toasted oak.