Kepler Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 My first 'heavily peated' empty. This was as good as advertised. And I have to admit that I was surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did. This bottle was responsible for me not being afraid to purchase additional heavily peated expressions. Great bottle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted Tuesday at 04:07 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 04:07 PM Cracked the Oban 15 CS, it's kinda disappointing. I had higher hopes on this one. Maybe it'll get better after opening, hoping so at least I like the regular Oban 14 better for half the price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted Wednesday at 12:55 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:55 AM 8 hours ago, jvd99 said: Cracked the Oban 15 CS, it's kinda disappointing. I had higher hopes on this one. Maybe it'll get better after opening, hoping so at least I like the regular Oban 14 better for half the price. I saw a video review of that one that gave it a lukewarm review so I have steered clear of it. Your feedback seems to reinforce that. Hopefully some air time will improve it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Collector Posted Wednesday at 02:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:27 PM 22 hours ago, jvd99 said: Cracked the Oban 15 CS, it's kinda disappointing. I had higher hopes on this one. Maybe it'll get better after opening, hoping so at least I like the regular Oban 14 better for half the price. Good to know. I usually prefer CS bottles. Different finish or supposedly the same Oban but CS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM This past week, I have tried more than a few scotches. I have concluded my palette just isn’t ready for them. Or maybe it is just that I am used to bourbon and American whiskey. Today I will be on a Canadian whiskey tasting tour. It will be interesting to see how I feel about Canadian which I have not sampled in decades now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 07:25 PM 4 hours ago, Scotch_Collector said: Good to know. I usually prefer CS bottles. Different finish or supposedly the same Oban but CS? It's Orloso and something else cask finished. I usually dont trust cask finishing, because (and maybe I'm paranoid) it can be a red flag the underlying distillate wasn't that good and the cask finish is an attempt to mask or change a dissapointing original outcome. Should've stuck with my gut of avoiding these types of offerings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted Wednesday at 07:57 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:57 PM On my final day in the Pacific Northwest I stopped at Twa Dogs distillery. If you’re a fan of Irish whisky or scotch whisky, you are likely to enjoy this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM The 11 year in the glass.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Recent pickup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Collector Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 13 hours ago, Kepler said: Recent pickup Love Campbeltown Scotch. Springbank, Longrow, and Hazelburn are all amazing. The latter being unpeated and the first two having the right amount and the Peat I like. Less medicinal than the Islay Scotch's in my opinion. More smokey and rich. They also have used some cool finishes in the past. Please let us know what you think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Collector Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago On 7/30/2025 at 3:25 PM, jvd99 said: It's Orloso and something else cask finished. I usually dont trust cask finishing, because (and maybe I'm paranoid) it can be a red flag the underlying distillate wasn't that good and the cask finish is an attempt to mask or change a dissapointing original outcome. Should've stuck with my gut of avoiding these types of offerings. Interesting. I feel that way, not about finishes usually, but about peat. I feel some overly peated scotch's are covering up inferior whiskey. Finishes can hide some imperfections, and I am sure it happens sometimes with whiskey that is less than ideal, but in general, I do not think that is the case. Many good whiskey has finishes that enhance or at least differentiate the whiskey. I guess it depends. I would argue that Glendronach and Macallan are good scotch's that are enhanced by a sherry finish. I can think of many others, including some peated expressions (Springbank comes to mind). I find the cask finishes help balance the scotch and make it more enjoyable for me. There is no absolute and the Oban CS could have been a bad batch or a bad pairing in terms of finish and scotch. Maybe it wasn't a good or the right sherry for that scotch. I do agree that if it's not good to begin with, throwing a cask finish at it won't help. Part of the fun of it, these discussions and comparisons, and trying different things. Thank you or the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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