Oban 16-year-old The Manager's Dram
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Oban |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 1994 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 64.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
적포도빛이 도는 짙은 호박이 잔의 안쪽을 단단하게 메운다. 오반 16년 매니저스 드램은 셰리 캐스크에서 길어 올린 디스틸러리 한정 보틀링이며, 향에서는 농축된 자두와 무화과, 가죽, 시가 박스, 짠 바닷바람이 한데 얽혀 펼쳐진다. 64도의 어마어마한 도수는 입안에서 오반 특유의 견고한 골격 위로 셰리의 묵직한 단맛과 호두의 떫음, 다크 초콜릿, 짭짤한 미네랄리티, 흑후추의 결을 한꺼번에 풀어놓으며 웨스트 하이랜드 항구 증류소의 깊은 면모를 보여준다. 끝은 짠 미네랄과 검은 베리의 잔향이 길게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
this one starts very close to plum spirit, kirsch… Big notes of fresh almonds as well, fresh walnuts, crystallized citrons, lemon marmalade… Less phenolic and peaty but fruitier than the 1963 and perhaps a tad woodier, but it’s just as superb. Faint whiffs of sea breeze but that may be just my mind. As close to a great wood matured plum brandy as whisky can get – just better
restaurant Palate
we’ve got the same differences with the 1963 as on the nose, albeit in smaller proportions. Plum brandy (or any stones fruits for that matter), sorb apple spirit, good marzipan (without too much sugar), bitter chocolate, teas, lemon marmalade… Not gentle at all I must say, this one is rather a beast and I’d say it’s for true aficionados only (but what’s a true aficionado? you may ask)
timer Finish
as long as the 1963’s, still on plum brandy, with a little tar now and again that faint saltiness. I had this one at 93 points and I can’t see any reasons to lower that score, even after the stunning 1963. Oban 16 yo (64%, OB, The Manager’s Dram, 1994, bicentenary bottling) These old Manager’s Drams by UD/Diageo are always total beasts, it’s to be wondered if they didn’t hire their managers from a tae kwon do school at some point