Rosebank 1990 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask #0000 Douglas Laing

Rosebank 1981 25 Year Old

Last night I got a chance to finally go out to eat at a nice restaurant with my wife. Even more I got a chance to try several whiskies from a distillery that has been closed since 1993. Rosebank. When I saw that distillery on their menu online I must admit I giggled a little. OK maybe it was a little more then a little. OK I just about died from...

Score 96/100

SMWS 25.54 - Dressed to impress

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (with a profile right here on Connosr!) chose this refill bourbon barrel, containing Rosebank that was put to sleep in July 1991. They bottled it at age 18 and gave it the apt name 'Dressed to Impress', together with the numeric code '25.54', the 25 referring to the distillery in the Lowlands. Whoa, what a nose!...

Score 86/100

Rosebank 15 Year Old 1990 Gordon & Macphail

The best known bottler from Scotland, with HQ in Eglin, already released more than 30 Rosebank, including quite a few under their Connoisseurs Choice label. This one was distilled in February 1990 and bottled in March 2005, from a refill sherry hogshead. Undoubtedly this was a cask at the end of its lifespan, for the dram has the color of white...

Score 83/100

Rosebank 12 Year Old (Flora and Fauna)

The first sniff is all sweet honeycomb with subsequent samplings revealing a hint of fresh herbs. Almost tastes like a cask strength bottling - very robust. Sweet honey, freshly cut herbs, just a hint of spice. The finish is long, sweet and dry. Very refreshing, with loads of character. In my opinion, some malts keep you interested by being...

Score 94/100