Oban - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Highlands
WF Distillery Ranking: Premier Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: active - Stills: 2 (1 wash, 1 spirit) - Founded: 1794
Address: Stafford St, Oban, Argyll PA34 5NH - Phone: +44 (0) 1631 572004
Web: www.discovering-distilleries.com/oban - More info:

My favourite expression so far:
Oban 30 yo 1963/1993 (52%, Cadenhead)
94 points - Last tasted: August 21, 2007 - Tasting notes: here

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Tea Plums Oranges Peat Marmalade Tobacco Honey Phenolic Waxy

MM Distillery profile:
One of the things that sets the Oban distillery apart from most other distilleries is the fact that it's located in the middle of a busy town, overlooking the harbour. Overlooking the distillery itself is an interesting 'folly' - a small 'Collosseum'. It was built during harder times when they had to invent silly projects to provide jobs for the hungry unemployed masses There are some other black pages in the history of Oban. At the end of the 19th century the distillery was briefly owned .... More on Malt Madness.

• Oban 12 yo (40%, OB, early 70’s) - 140505
• Oban 12 yo (43%, OB, John Hopkins & Co, 80’s) - 280604
• Oban 14 yo (43%, OB, +/-1999) - no notes - 82
• Oban 14yo (43%, OB, Bottled +/- 2008) - 280209
• Oban 16yo (64%, OB, The Manager’s Dram, 1994, bicentenary bottling) - 210807
• Oban 19 yo (59.8%, OB, The Manager’s Dram, b. Dec 1995) - 050504

• Oban 32yo 1969/2002 (55.1%, OB) - 210807
• Oban 1980 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB) - 280604
• Oban 1984 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB) - 280604
• Oban 20 yo 1984/2004 (57.8%, OB, 1260 bottles) - 171204 - 160305
• Oban 1993/2008 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, OD 157.FT) - 300909
• Oban 2000/2009 'Managers' Choice' (58.7%, OB, cask #1186, 534 bottles) - 300909

• Oban 30yo 1963/1993 (52%, Cadenhead) - 210807

• Oban 18 yo 1978/1996 (59%, Signatory, cask #215, 272 bottles) - 280209