Oban 14 is located on the way to Skye from the Lowlands, and it also strikes me as occupying a niche somewhere between a pure Lowlands scotch and a lightly peated, peppery, floral island malt like Talisker. Oban's nose is fruity and reminiscent of Chinese rice wine. Apricot is the first fruit that comes to mind. The palate is sweet, floral, and slightly herbal, with a wisp of peat. The dominant flavor is the core, malt profile that defines most scotches for me. It really almost tastes like a blend in how it balances out various flavor profiles together, without having a strong identity. The age manifests at the end in a tail of bitter oak. I want more personality in a single malt, so Oban 14 would be a solid session dram but not one I'd pluck off the shelves of any liquor store with a deep enough selection to have Oban in stock.