Rosebank 1975 27 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Rosebank 8 Year Old (1970s)

sample from a friend OB from the 70s Nose: Light and fruity, and the floral notes one would expect, just well-defined and elegantly beautiful. This strikes me with the complementary layers - first, the light, sweet barley/malty quality. Close behind it is lemon zest in refined vanilla with some spring and summer flowers dropped in. Last, and with...

Score 88/100

Rosebank SMWS 25.59

This review is for the SMWS 25.59 Boxing gloves and rapier thrusts from the silent Rosebank distillery. Distilled back in 1991, this 20yo expression was matured in a refill bourbon cask. Nose: first impression: tropical notes; pineapple and coconut. The second impression is entirely different: fresh on the nose. Notes of green apples and raisins...

Score 91/100

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 1981 20 Year Old

Between 1998 and 2004, Diageo released four different Rosebank bottlings in their 'Rare Malts' range. This review refers to the third release from 2002, bottle no. 5,637 of a 20-year old version. Sadly, and as we all know, Rosebank will never return. The maltings have been demolished to make way for housing development, and the stills were stolen...

Score 91/100