Oban 2006 Distillers Edition (Bottled 2020)

A beautiful and wild nose. Sweet and fruity sherry notes weigh against crips raw highland notes. Wild berries as well as a few exotic fruit aromas form an interesting melange on the nose supported by a nice oak. Later cinnamon and mild grapefruit. The palate is incredibly sweet. At the moment I can’t recall any whisky being this sweet. But it still manages to deliver distinct mature flavors along that with oak, sour fruit-candy and a lot of intense roasted nuts. Some citrus oil and bitter herbals. Nice. The finish is quite long but in my eyes the weakest part to this whisky. Not bad but very distinct and too harsh in a way that it doesn’t match with my personal taste. All in all a fine dram. I like it better than I remember the regular 14y and also than the Nights Watch GoT version ... and way better than Little Bay. So this far it is the best Oban I had. If only the finish was more enjoyable.