Oban - 14 years - 43%
Oban Distillery is located in the port town of Oban on the west coast of Scotland in the Highlands . In the late 18th century, the Duke of Argyll encouraged development by offering low rents. The Stevenson brothers purchased the island of Belnahua in 1780 to mine slate and founded the town of Oban. In 1793, they established a brewery, followed by a distillery, the first records of which date from 1794. The distillery remained in the family until 1866, when it passed to Peter Cumstie, John Walter Higgin in 1883, and Alexander Edward in 1898. The arrival of the railway in 1888 made it easier to transport whisky to Glasgow. Higgin rebuilt the distillery before selling it. In 1930, DCL (now Diageo ) became the owner. Despite an attempt to close it in 1968, a new still was installed in 1972. In 1979, Oban launched a 12-year-old single malt, followed in 1989 by the 14-year-old expression in the Classic Malts Selection, which established its reputation, particularly in the United States. The distillery does not operate every day. In fact, Oban produces much less than it could in order to maintain its light character, which is achieved by extensive contact with the copper in the still during distillation.
Lightly Peated