Oban (whiskey distillery)

Oban
	Oban Distillery (from George Street)
country	Scotland
region	Highlands
Geographical location	56 ° 24 '52.9 " N , 5 ° 28' 22.1" W Coordinates: 56 ° 24 '52.9 " N , 5 ° 28' 22.1" W.
Type	Paint
status	active
owner	Diageo
Founded	1794
founder	John and Hugh Stevenson
architect	George Woulfe Brenan, Charles Chree Doig
Water source	Loch Gleann a'Bherraidh
Washstill (s)	1 × 18,800 l
Spiritstill (s)	1 × 8,296 l
Production volume	670,000 l
Website	www.obanwhisky.com

Oban is a whiskey distillery in Oban , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . It belongs to the spirits group Diageo (formerly United Distillers), the whiskey is marketed as part of the group's Classic Malts series. The distillery buildings are classified in category B in the Scottish monument lists.

history

The distillery was founded in 1794 by the brothers John and Hugh Stevenson. The small harbor town of the same name, in the heart of which it lies today, developed around the distillery. In 1866 the distillery went to Peter Cumstie, who sold it to James Walter Higgin in 1883. He had it renovated in 1890, but the construction of new warehouses had to be stopped after archaeological finds - around 5000 year old remains of six adults and four children. The finds can now be viewed at the National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh . In 1898 the distillery went to Alexander Edward, the then owner of the Aultmore distillery, and in 1923 to Dewar & Sons and thus ultimately to Diageo , the current owner. From 1931 to 1937 and from 1969 to 1972 there was no production.

production

Oban aged for 14 years

The water for the distillery, which belongs to the Highlands / Western Highlands region, comes from Loch Gleann a'Bherraidh. Since the company's own malt house was closed, the lightly peated malt has been sourced from Roseisle Maltings near Elgin . The distillery has a mash tun (6 tons) made of stainless steel and four fermentation tanks (28,000 l each) made of larch wood . Distillation takes place in a wash still (18,800 l) and a spirit still (8296 l), which are heated by steam. The whiskey matures on site in bourbon and Montilla sherry casks and is then taken to Leven , Fife for bottling , where Diageo operates a large bottling plant.

Sightseeing

Oban has a visitor center and can be visited. Visitors are allowed to keep their tasting glass after the tour. A whiskey from the barrel that has been stored for around 8 years and the 14-year-old (see picture) are served for the sample.

Bottlings

Oban has three standard bottlings:

Oban 14 years, 43 vol%
Oban Little Bay, 43% vol

Oban Distillery Edition, 43 Vol-%

A bottling for the Game of Thrones series was released in 2019 . Previously, other whiskey distilleries had already released special bottlings for this series; all distilleries belong to the Classic Malts series. There are also older bottlings such as a bottling after 18 years or even 21 years.

There is also a variant in the distillery's shop that is only available there.

Individual evidence

^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects
↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
↑ OBAN Single Malt Scotch Whiskey | Official Site. Accessed February 28, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Oban - collection of images, videos and audio files

Homepage of the Classic Malts Selection

[architects-1] Dictionary of Scottish Architects

[2] Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

[3] OBAN Single Malt Scotch Whiskey | Official Site. Accessed February 28, 2019 .