Couple of new whiskies.

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Been a while since I did a whisky thread so I thought I'd do one now since I bought a couple of bottles I've not had before today.

First one I'm trying is Oban "Distiller's Edition" - distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2008.



Tasting notes:
The nose reveals a slight sweetness like honey and caramel with a slightly peaty background.
The palate confirms the sweetness and slight peat and adds sherry overtures from the Montilla casks where it completed it's second maturation. There is also a very slight hint of sharp sea spray there but barely noticeable.
The finish is disappointingly short and reveals little, finishing off with more sweetness and a little peat.

All in all, a decent whisky and pleasant enough but not enough to make me rush out and buy another bottle. It seems to be mostly a Highland malt with a hint of the Isles malts from the islands it faces.

Hang on a minute though. I'm just having some with some strong coffee and it's much better - the sweetness seems to marry well with the coffee and the heat of the coffee seems to lift the flavours a little.

In conclusion. A nice enough whisky - best kept as an after dinner whisky to have with coffee.

Next up will be Laproaig "Cairdeas". I'll let you know when I've tried that.