Nose: Red apple, pear, crushed buttercup, dusty dry hay, sherry fruits and faint car engine Palate: Fruit explosion – very berry, blackcurrant, blackberry, some salt and clove spiciness Finish: Orange chocolate, some lemon, oak and tea _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Last 16, Match 3: Oban Little Bay versus Old Pulteney 12yo Overall I was pleasantly surprised with Oban Little Bay - it held together nicely. It has been a while since I had Oban 14yo but I can’t recall it being way better than this NAS. In the head-to-head with OP12 I liked the darker, richer nose of the Oban. However, the finish is dryer and more tannic and I consider the taste of OP to be better balanced. I just prefer the lighter citrus and sunshine taste of OP12. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- I have too large a backlog of samples and miniatures to go through. Rather than being liberated by the banquet of choice available to me I become tyrannised and paralysed by it. But before you cry me a river, I have found a solution. I have selected sixteen scotch whiskies that are 12yrs or younger or NAS to battle it out in a Scotch Deathmatch. It’s my incentive to lighten the logjam. Follow along if you care (and really why should you?). Oh the drama! https://challonge.com/ScotchMadness