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Oban NEDERLANDS
Region Highlands
District Western Highlands
Water source Loch in Ardconnel
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Owner Diageo
Manager Kenny Gray
Visitor centre February:
 Monday to Friday, 12.30am - 4pm.
March:
 Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm.
Easter to June:
 Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 5pm.
July to September:
 Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 7.30pm.
Saturday, 9.30am - 5pm.
Sunday, 12 noon - 5pm.
October:
 Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 5pm.
November:
Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm.
December:
Monday to Friday, 12.30pm - 4pm.
Closed between Christmas and New Year.

Admission price:
Adults : £5.00 (This charge includes a discount voucher which is redeemable in the distillery shop towards the purchase of a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky)
Children: £2,50
Please note that children under 8 years old are not admitted to the production areas.
Address Stafford Street, Oban,
Argyll, PA34 5NH
Phone +44 (0)1631 572 002
Fax +44 (0)1631 572 006
History 1794 : established by Stevensons
1883 : acquired by James Walter Higgin en gerenoveerd
1898 : acquired by Oban & Aultmore-Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd
1923 : acquired by Oban Distillery Co Ltd (onderdeel van John Dewar & Sons)
1925 : DCL
1930 : SMD
1931 : closed
1937 : reopened
1969 : closed to built new stills
1972 : reopened
House Style Malty with a salty finish. As aperitif.
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DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Oban - 14 year old - 43%
Chillfiltered.
Colour:
Olive gold.
Nose:
Rich sweetness and fruits - oranges, lemons and pears, with sea-salt and peaty smokiness.
Palate:
Mouth-filling late autumn fruits - dried figs and honey-sweet spices; followed by a smoky malty dryness.
Finish:
Long, smooth-sweet finish with oak-wood, dryness and a grain of salt.
Oban - Manager's Dram - 16 year old  - 64%
Unchillfiltered.
Cask:
Sherry.
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Oban 1991 - Distiller's Edition - 43%
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Finished in Montilla Fino.
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Oban 1984 - 20 year old - 57,9%
A second special limited release, following the very well received 32 year old expression in 2002, from one of the smallest and oldest distilleries in Scotland. Only 1,260 numbered bottles worldwide..
Colour:
Pale amber.
Nose:

Palate:
Fresh with traces of peach and acid drops. As it develops it fades gently, but retains a delicate lavender-like perfume.
Finish:
Medium length, with a trace of char in the aftertaste.
  Oban 1980 - Distiller's Edition Double Matured - 14 year old - 43%
Cask:
Finished in Montilla Fino.
Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Aromatic, seawead, peach and complex.
Palate:
Salty and nutty, peaches, tobacco and seaweed.
Finish:
Salty.






 

 Oban - Limited Release - 32 year old - 55,1%
Limited to 6.000 bottles. Bottled in 2002.
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