Oban

A must to the Hebrides, Oban is a perfectly sheltered port that makes this city the capital of the West Highlands but also the natural link between the great land and the islands. Founded in 1794, the Oban distillery was built by the Stevenson brothers.

Extensively refurbished in the 1890s, it remains one of the oldest and smallest distilleries in Scotland. Due to the small space available between the cliffs and the sea, the active small village of Oban has remained nestled around its distillery. This natural limitation to its expansion explains why the distillery has always had a little trouble satisfying an ever-increasing demand.

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