ObanLittleBay(700mL)

<p>Small casks, small bay, small town. Big Whisky.</p><p>Long before Oban was a lovely seaside resort town on the West Coast of Scotland, <em>John</em> and <em>Hugh Stevenson</em> built their first still house there in 1794. So the town literally grew up <em>around the Whisky</em> — we’re no city planning experts, but it doesn’t sound as a bad way for a town to grow.</p><p>The blokes at Oban have only one wash and one spirit still and the Whisky they produce is considered one of the classic malts of Scotland — a virtual <em>national treasure</em>. Oban is in the <em>Highlands, </em>but its position on the far western coast gives their spirit a very unique character. </p><p>Oban Little Bay is a bit redundant since the word <em>“oban” already means “little bay”</em> in Scots Gaelic. Like all Oban Whiskies, this is a fine Single Malt. But Little Bay is also <em>their first NAS</em> — which means that it is a combination of their Single Malt <em>across a range of ages </em>that were married in small ex-Bourbon barrels. </p><p>Oban Little Bay has all of that <em>lovely coastal character</em>, but with a gentle, heather quality. Sweetness plays with the spice just like cool breeze plays with the warm sun in that small bay.</p>