Rosebank 1991 Gordon & Macphail Cask Strength Collection

Rosebank 1991/2004 Signatory Vintage

Just like the official Flora & Fauna bottling, this independent Rosebank from Signatory, is 12 years old. It's very light in color, like Chardonnay wine. It's a vatting of casks 4700-4702. The nose is even more delicate than the official one, but needs a little more time to reveal the fruity character: lime, grapefruit, green apples and some...

Score 79/100

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 20 Year Old Cadenhead's

This Rosebank was distilled in 1989 and bottled by Cadenhead’s in June 2009 at an ABV of 52.1%. It was matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon hogsheads. The nose is very fruity with grapefruits and apples. I also got vanilla and some very distinct grassy notes. All in all this is a rather pleasurable nose, fruity and floral. The palate is medium-bodied...

Score 84/100

Rosebank 19 Year Old 1989 Cadenhead’s

Very soon the Queen of the Lowlands will reopen because Ian Macleod Distillers is almost finished with the renovation of the Rosebank distillery. In the meantime, I'm happy to taste another cask strength release from Cadenhead's, distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2008. Fresh and pungent nose on white fruit and lemon juice, honey and a little...

Score 86/100