Whisky review : Oban 14 years old, bottled @ 43%

Whisky review : Oban 14 years old, bottled @ 43%

-60th review
-got it for cheap thanks to Guillaume

Colour: gold with hints of red. Looks thick and oily in the glass. Not sure it is natural colour or caramel has been added. Should be stated on the bottle.

Nose: fresh fruity notes, sweet, sweet malty notes, very juicy and appealing to say the least.

Mouth: fruits, peat, spices, chili, fresh sweet peat...but still a bit rough (considering its only 43%). Hot spicy chili-burning peat turning into eucalyptus. Leaves and acidic taste in the mouth as well. Would expect more from Oban and its 14 years matured spirit here. A great reminded of a toned down (on peat) Talisker for this matter..but it does not develop the same complexity. With water the burning cools down, more open on dried fruits, wee bit of marmalade, sour apricot.

Finish: An interesting malt from which I remember much better days. Getting a felling of bitter cocoa, grass, salt water but not ''wow'' factor.

B for the taste. I've had much better Oban than this. (Hence I do agree with Jim Murray on this one).
C for the price. This whisky is usually priced around 108$ at the SAQ and 106$ at the LCBO. If it were 85$ here in Canada, I would definitely put an A on it. However, since you can get it in USA for 59,99$, I strongly suggest buying it while on vacation.
B++ for presentation: Looks ok, tall and firm, but the tube is sad and not very eye catching at all.