Rosebank 1992 Matthew Forrest

Rosebank 1990/2006 / 15 Year Old / Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice

From a sample - This Rosebank was distilled in June 1990, matured in a refill sherry hogshead and bottled in April 2006 by Gordon & MacPhail in their “Connoisseurs Choice” series. The nose is light and fruity with notes of lemon cake, vanilla, and apples. Later on a there is beeswax, followed by a hint of sawdust. The palate is medium-bodied...

Score 82/100

Rosebank SMWS 25.32 Bath Salts and Raspberry Jam

So, this was a limited release of around 211 bottles by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, of an 11 year old unnamed (and silent) distillery named something like ROSEBANK! Finished in port pipe. I scored a sample from Master of Malt, and decided to save it, giving myself some treat at the end of a long set of sampling misses and hits. Sometimes, we...

Score 94/100

Rosebank 1981 25 Year Old

This Rosebank was part of Diageo’s 2007 special releases. Distilled in 1981, only 4’710 bottles were put on sale. The nose is massive and has got something acerbic such as hints of furniture polish, wax and cardboard – not bad, rather very interesting. With water there are biscuits and lemon and a hint of coffee right at the end. The palate is...

Score 88/100

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