Rosebank 1991 16 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Bottled 2007

Rosebank Signatory Distilled 1989

It's always a treat to sample some juice from a closed distillery so it was nice to sample this particular expression from the Lowlands. The pleasant nose starts of quite fresh and chock full of greens - almost a wet grassy morning hue in the air followed by big yellow lemons being drizzled on hard boiled candies. Finally a touch of mint and a...

Score 87/100

Rosebank 19 Year Old 1990 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Rosebank, the queen of the Lowlands, is currently being rebuilt and if all goes well it will in fact reopen this year. We’ll have to wait and see whether they succeed in recreating the old style. In the meantime, I’ll try an older bottling from Old Malt Cask, when the brand was still owned by Douglas Laing. Spring fresh nose on barley sugars,...

Score 85/100

Rosebank 10 Year Old (Chieftain's Choice)

Rosebank enjoys the reputation of having produced some of the best Lowland whiskies in her day. Unfortunately, the distillery was closed in 1993 and the buildings have been partly sold for a housing project. The version I tasted was not the better known Fauna & Flora bottle, but the rather obscure Chieftain’s Choice (Ian McLeod Distillers),...

Score 82/100

Rosebank 1991 16 Year Old Cask 7302

Been sitting around for a few years ... surprisingly large amount remaining. Very light straw colour. Mellow hay character with some sweet candy nose. First taste is light and soft lowland. Some heat, but very simple and straight forward. Tiny touch of honey with some green peppercorn.

Score 76/100