Rosebank 1965 28 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory

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 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

Rosebank 12 Year Old

As we all know, Rosebank will never return. The distillery was mothballed in 1993 and all buildings and contents were sold to British Waterways in 2002. In the same year the maltings were demolished, and metal thieves reportedly stole the original stills in 2008. Nowadays, Scottish Canals are looking to redevelop the site into restaurants, office...

Score 81/100

Rosebank 21 Year Old 1990 Murray McDavid Mission Gold

Murray McDavid is an independent bottler that often experiments with wine casks (their former link to Bruichladdich undoubtedly has something to do with that). Today I am trying a Rosebank from their Mission Gold series, 21 years old and matured solely on a bourbon cask. The nose is typical Rosebank: creamy vanilla, loads of citrus, Granny Smith...

Score 85/100