Rosebank 1990 21 Years Limited Edition Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 53.8% Vol. - rare and limited bottling from the closed Distillery Rosebank
The distillery Rosebank was in Camelon founded in the Scottish Lowlands in an area north of the English border and south of the imaginary line between Greenock in the west and Dundee in the east around 1840 by James Rankine, said on the site probably already since 1798 (by the Stark brothers) whisky was produced. Opposite Rosebank, on the other side of the Forth-Clyde canal, was operated by the John Stark Camelon distillery which was closed in 1861. Even before its closure James Rankine had leased the malting of Camelon distillery. Following the closure of the distillery Camelon his son R. W. Rankie which now also Rosebank launched and this 1864 was fundamentally renovate the distillery, including malt house, leaving in 1865 to tear everything down to the malt house. Rosebank 1914 was next to Clydesdale, Glenkinchie, Grange and St. Magdalene one of the five founding distilleries of Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD). From 1917 to 1919, not produced. In 1968 the old Malthouse was closed and demolished. In 1987, the distillery at United Distillers (UD, now Diageo), since May 1993, the distillery is closed. The water of the members of the region Lowlands distillery came from the Carron Valley Reservoir in the Fintry Hills. It had an iron mash tun, a Wash- a low-Wine- and Spirit Still, accordingly was triple distilled. Rosebank single malt whisky was generally considered the best Lowland malt, of him appearing only very rarely bottlings old vintages on the market. As the whisky contains little or no peat, his character is lighter than the other regions. Typical of Lowland whisky their relatively mild character, as well as the manufacturing process of triple distillation. The few remaining Rosebank single malt whiskies from the 70s and 80s are among the whisky rarities, have an extraordinary quality and are among connoisseurs and whisky-lovers in high demand.
Rosebank 21 year old is a rare triple distilled single malt Scotch whisky from a a famous and long closed Lowland distillery with only 5.886 individually numbered bottles worldwide. Some of the oldest stocks of the lost Lowland classic held by Diageo went into this bottling, only the second official Rosebank since the demise of the Rare Malts series, this 21yo was distilled in 1990 and has been vatted from refill American and European casks. This is a limited edition, non chill-filtered bottling at natural cask-strength, drawn from some of the the Lowland malts, the name recalls its canal-side setting, rich in wild roses, where barges loaded casks for Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Light-bodied, this pale gold 21 year old comes from the last golden age at the distillery. Soft, fruity aromas on the nose give way to a delicate, even rose-scented, floaral character. The palate is tongue-tingling, clean and fresh, becoming silky with a little water before a soft, flowery sweetness and lemony acidity lead to a round, drying finish. Michael Jackson described the whisky as the finest example of a Lowland malt and considered the closure of the distillery a great loss. Jim Murray maintains that Rosebank is the superior Lowlander and should be ranked in the top five of all Scottish malts. A brilliant and limited rare single malt whisky from Rosebank which is hard to find now.
- Nose: soft, fruity aromas on the nose give way to a delicate, even rose-scented, floaral character
- Palate: tongue-tingling, clean and fresh, flowery sweetness and lemony acidity
- Finish: a round, drying finish
- Colour: pale gold
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Lowland
- Vintage: 1990
- Age 21 years old
- Cask Wood Type: Refill American and European Oak
- Year Bottled 2011
- Alcohol ABV% 53.8 - Cask Strength
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Label: Original Label
- Packaging original boxed
- Importeur: Diageo Scotland Limited, Edinburgh Park, 5 Lochside Way, EH12 9 DT Edinburgh
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of 5.886 bottles - rare collector s item!
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