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Fine single malt whisky has been made in Oban for over 200 years, in one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland.

Oban is made using only the finest barley, malted to the distillery's own particular specification. Partly germinated barley is gently dried in a kiln where a light peat smoke gives the malt a distinctive character and taste. The result is the smoky, malty dryness in the flavour and finish of Oban.

The stills used are among the smallest in Scotland; the cramped nature of the site is attested to by the odd position of the worm tubs, fed by unusually short lyne arms, and nestled in the ‘vee’ between the roofs of the still house and an adjoining building.

Nose: Fragrant. Edible seaweed, sweetish, restrained fruit. Aroma of white, uncut peaches.

Palate: Smooth, scenty. Developing notes of tobacco.

Finish: Sitting in a leather armchair, reading Masefield, before a log fire, listening to the tide with a whiff of brine under the weather-warped door.

“Classically briney West Highlander.” Michael Jackson, whisky writer and expert.