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Oban 10 Year Old 2022 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Oban 10 Year Old 2022 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky
About Oban 10 Year Old 2022 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Situated in the small port city of Oban in northwest Scotland, Oban Distillery is one of the oldest and most prestigious distilleries in Scotland. What started as a brewery, was converted into a distillery in 1794, making Oban one of the oldest and most prestigious distilleries in Scotland. This makes it perfect for Diageo's annual Special Release series. Oban 2022 Special Release 10 Year Old is a flavorful single malt Scotch expression that was initially matured in first-fill, refill, and new American oak casks, then in Amontillado sherry casks. Bottled at 114.2 proof, the whisky features a balance of maritime aromas, fruit notes, and spiciness.Get your bottle of this single malt Scotch today!
About Oban
After moving with their widowed mother to the small port city of Oban (situated in northwest Scotland), John and Hugh Stevenson took jobs building and repairing boats at the city's boatyard, a trade they had learned from their late father. In the 1790s, the brothers left their boat-making jobs and founded a brewery in the city. In 1794, they converted their brewery into Oban Distillery, one of the oldest and most prestigious distilleries in Scotland.For nearly a century, Oban Distillery remained in the hands of the Stevenson family. In 1883, however, J. Walter Higgin purchased the distillery and began renovations. While Higgin renovated both the distillery's equipment and structure, he did so piecemeal in order to ensure that the distillery was able to meet the uninterrupted demand for its whisky. Today, over 100 years later, Oban Distillery remains substantially the same as it was after Higgin's refurbishment.
About Scotch
Scotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)
Malt whisky is made of malted barley, and grain whisky uses other grains like corn or wheat. Most of the time, a whisky is blended from different distilleries hence the name blended scotch, but if a malt whisky is produced in a single distillery, we get something extraordinary called a single malt.
Check out our impressive selection of scotch whiskies, find your new favorite in the Top 10 scotch whiskies, or explore our treasury of rare & hard to find scotch whiskies.
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