Oban 21 Year Old
 A
special release for lovers of west coast
Scotch malt whisky. This Oban 21 year
old was matured in rejuvenated
American Oak and a second fill ex-Bodega casks. Limited to
2,860
bottles and bottled at a cask
strength of 58.5% ABV. RRP £225.
Oban 21 Year Old Tasting Notes
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
Polished beech-wood; richer and deeper
in sunlight. Moderate beading.
Nose:
Full, accessible and oily, with rich
caramel notes embracing sweet, ripe
apples set in burnt pastry yet also with
fresh and cleansing maritime notes;
fragrant dried seaweed, hot sand dunes.
Then darker, linseed-oil-rich aromas
like those found at a furniture
restorer’s lead to a briefly salty, then
spicy, aromatic conclusion. It’s more
complex and sweetly rounded with water,
with lighter caramel, more ripe autumn
fruit, and a trace of smoke, delivering
a pleasurable, moreish malt.
Body:
Rich.
Palate:
Warming overall, the dense, oily texture
beautifully coating and liqueur-like.
The taste is first sweet, with fruity
vanilla toffee, then salty, with
pistachio shells, and burnt pastry.
Becomes sweeter and less salty: less the
old sea-dog! Mouth-cleansing, cool and
fresh, and drying. Water emphasises the
cooling, sweet and salty notes; rich
dark chocolate and minty smoke.
Finish:
Lengthy and drying, starting sweet and
savoury with raspberry juice, dark
smooth chocolate, ginger and clove, yet
with an attractive salty, oily
aftertaste, all brine and smooth olive
oil.
Summary:
Summary: Oban, and then some. A
beautifully paced, confident and assured
malt; complex and contradictory, yet
always rewarding. Rich and sweet then
briny and spicy, at once conveying the
freshness of walks along the coast and
through apple orchards early on a crisp,
autumn morning.
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