Game of Thrones The Nights Watch Oban Bay Reserve

After moving with their widowed mother to the small port city of Oban (situated in northwest Scotland), John and Hugh Stevenson took jobs building and repairing boats at the citys boatyard, a trade they had learned from their late father. In the 1790s, the brothers left their boat-making jobs and founded a brewery in the city. In 1794, they converted their brewery into Oban Distillery, one of the oldest and most prestigious distilleries in Scotland.For nearly a century, Oban Distillery remained in the hands of the Stevenson family. In 1883, however, J. Walter Higgin purchased the distillery and began renovations. While Higgin renovated both the distillerys equipment and structure, he did so piecemeal in order to ensure that the distillery was able to meet the uninterrupted demand for its whisky. Today, over 100 years later, Oban Distillery remains substantially the same as it was after Higgins refurbishment.Oban single malt whiskies are made using 100 percent barley, which is malted to the distillerys exact specifications. After the barley is malted, it is partially germinated and gently dried over a peat kiln, giving it a slightly smoky, malty flavor profile. Then, the malted barley is mashed and fermented before being twice-distilled through Obans lantern-shaped copper-pot stills. The stills are among the smallest in Scotland, and limit Obans production to just 650,000 liters of whisky annually.In honor of the final season of the TV series, Game of Thrones, HBO has teamed up with spirits giant DIAGEO to release a limited-edition series of single malt scotch whiskies, inspired by the critically-acclaimed show. Each rare scotch represents one of the iconic Houses of Westeros, including the Nights Watch. An authentic taste of the Seven Kingdoms, this iconic Game of Thrones collectible whisky is distilled by Oban Distillery.The Oban distillery sits beneath the steep cliff that overlooks the bay in the frontier between the west Highlands and the Islands of Scotland, separating land and sea, just as Castle Black, home of The Nights Watch, sits between Westeros and the lands beyond The Wall. The liquids richness is balanced with a woody, spicy dryness that The Nights Watch could enjoy even on the coldest of nights.Pick up your bottle today!