Rosebank 1990 19 Year Old Old Malt Cask #5360 Douglas Laing

Rosebank 17yo Hart Brothers 1990/2008

Rosebank 17 Hart Brothers 1990/2008 My first Rosebank! Nose: Sweet herbal notes, starfruit, unripe apple/pear, apple danish, slightly floral. Light toffee emerges with time. A little minerally. Taste: Tart / bitter citrus arrival, a little hot (prickly) in places, mellows to a slightly oaked, grainy affair but rounded and pleasantly...

Score 83/100

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

Rosebank 12 Year Old 1989 Silver Seal

Rosebank closed already in 1993, but the whisky still appears on the market regularly (although less and less for obvious reasons). This bottling already dates back to 2001, from the Max Righi stables. I scored the sample at the festival for independent bottlers in Belgium. The nose is very light and offers mostly citrus, but not much else. A...

Score 83/100

Rosebank 21 Year Old 1990 Special Release 2011

In 2011 Diageo released seven whiskies in their so-called Special Releases. A 32 Year Old Brora, a 12 Year Old Lagavulin, a 12 Year Old Caol Ila Unpeated, the Port Ellen 11th Release, a 25 year Old Knockdu, a 20 Year Old Port Dundas single grain and this 21 Year Old Rosebank. One thing they have in common. They are uncommonly expensive. This...

Score 87/100