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Macallan Vs Oban.

Oban 14 years old 75 is a wee bit oily and quite a bit weighty. Glendronach was a small ish distillery owned by allied and didn t receive a huge amount of love pr or exposure. A classic malt of scotland oban is a favorite of editor in chief todd smith and other ol staffers.

This legendary single malt. Coming from the west highland region it offers a blend. The following is my opinion only after 40 years of drinking whisky backed up by a lot of listening and reading. I d instead opt for a blended scotch whisky which tends to be smoother and less full of the peaty very smoky flavors that make single malts more challenging and harder for beginners to acquire a taste for. Oban in order to be classified as a scotch whisky the spirit made from malted barley must have been matured in an oak cask in scotland for a minimum of three years and have been bottled at a minimum strength of 40 alcohol by volume.

I don t intend for anyone to accept this as the word of the lord god i will interpret the question to refer to the reputations of th. The macallan and oban are both pricey single malt scotches. In the last few years demand has increased its price reminiscent of pappy van winkle. Macallan produces both great entry level scotch and some of the world s most coveted bottles. The macallan triple cask matured 18 years old. Now put into context what the state of play was at that time. Oban 14 years old 75 is a wee bit oily and quite a bit weighty. Discover the macallan red collection the macallan red collection reflects our deep respect for time tradition and craftsmanship. I d instead opt for a blended scotch whisky which tends to be smoother and less full of the peaty very smoky flavors that make single malts more challenging and harder for beginners to acquire a taste for. You might also expand into sherried malts like glendronach 12 macallan 12 not the fine oak series aberlour glen goyne etc.

Oban 14 is an excellent whisky but not peated it will be a lot more like the glenlivet 18.

The macallan and oban are both pricey single malt scotches. The following is my opinion only after 40 years of drinking whisky backed up by a lot of listening and reading. You might also expand into sherried malts like glendronach 12 macallan 12 not the fine oak series aberlour glen goyne etc. Oban in order to be classified as a scotch whisky the spirit made from malted barley must have been matured in an oak cask in scotland for a minimum of three years and have been bottled at a minimum strength of 40 alcohol by volume. In the last few years demand has increased its price reminiscent of pappy van winkle. It is a very good scotch but i believe it is overpriced. Courtesy of the macallan. Gordon macphail 1950 speymalt macallan 56 yo distilled in 1950 bottled in 2006 43 abv 750 ml best price. A classic malt of scotland oban is a favorite of editor in chief todd smith and other ol staffers. I d instead opt for a blended scotch whisky which tends to be smoother and less full of the peaty very smoky flavors that make single malts more challenging and harder for beginners to acquire a taste for. Now put into context what the state of play was at that time.