Rosebank 1990 Bottled Jan 2006 Mackillop's

Rosebank 12 Year Old (Flora and Fauna)

Nose: An immediately nimble nose, with wet straw and lavender like two ballerinas leaping across the stage. The rest of the company is not far behind, lime and cucumber pirouetting around some light yoghurt and hummus, with cauliflower, apple and melon wafting in on a bed of light butter and honey. The stage is elegantly decorated with flowers and...

Score 93/100

Rosebank 17 Year Old 1991 Gordon & Macphail Reserve

This is another bottling by Gordon & Macphail, but under their RESERVE label, bottled at cask strength, in this case a whopping 54,4% ABV from this as-of-1993-mothballed distillery. Reopening is a pipe dram as the buildings were sold in 2006 and the remaining distillery equipment was stolen in 2009. Rosebank is lost forever, so taste it while...

Score 80/100

Rosebank 1990/2006 / 15 Year Old / Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice

From a sample - This Rosebank was distilled in June 1990, matured in a refill sherry hogshead and bottled in April 2006 by Gordon & MacPhail in their “Connoisseurs Choice” series. The nose is light and fruity with notes of lemon cake, vanilla, and apples. Later on a there is beeswax, followed by a hint of sawdust. The palate is medium-bodied...

Score 82/100

Rosebank 1981 22 Year Old

The Rare Malts Selection from Diageo already boasts 4 Rosebank. A 19yo from 1979, a 20yo from 1979, a 20yo from 1981 and a 22yo from 1981. We are tasting the final one. The nose, once you get past the alcohol, bursts with pears and lime, but is also slightly farmy. Freshly cut grass and hay. A mild hint of dried figs. A whiff of apricot marmalade....

Score 86/100