Tastes

Oban 14 is delicious and wonderfully balanced with fruit(pear and hint of citrus on the front, strawberry on the finish), floral honey, light malt, brine, and a touch of smoke. No one flavor profile dominates but work congruently together for a tasty dram that is easy to drink but has enough complexity to be memorable. I don't know why the reviewer only gave it an 83, as this deserves to be closer to 90. I've had worse scotches that weren't as good as Oban 14 that Distiller rated higher. Get another taster to rate this, Distiller; the original one must have been having a bad day.

Light sweetness, caramelized sugar, buttery pastry, baked apple. finish is fading apple transitioning to vanilla, subtle baking spice, oak and then at the very end a hint of cucumber believe it or not . Smooth and light. Left me wanting a bit more intensity in flavors; it's a bit light for my taste, but still quite good

I mostly got this because I'm considering making whisky and felt I should know what the preaged stuff should taste like so I'd know when I got to the hearts during distillation. I wanted to like this, but I couldn't get past the rubbing alcohol element and the burn. Sweet with corn, and then rubbing alchohol followed by burn. Finish is short and is mostly rubbing alcohol, but post rubbing alcohol a slight fruitiness remains(I got honeydew melon). Tried adding an ice cube just to see what it'd do. Cooled the burn, but the same flavors remained; just muted and rubbing alcohol was still present. I imagine this could be good mixed, but not something I enjoyed as a sipper.

Not complicated, but pleasant. Light on the tongue, bright cherry and sweet almond extract, caramel corn, vanilla. Finish is short