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Rosebank Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old, 2011, 53.8%, 70cl
Rosebank

Rosebank Natural Cask Strength 21 Year Old, 2011, 53.8%, 70cl

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 22
Average Score
Avg 88
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Description

Part of the Diageo Special Release range in 2011, this Rosebank was distilled in 1990 and bottled at cask strength. An iconic Lowland malt whisky distillery that is currently owned and operated by Ian Macleod Distillers. It developed a cult status among connoisseurs following the unpopular decision by United Distillers to close it in 1993, laying dormant for over three decades before resuming prod ...

Overall Rating
88/100
Great88 / 100

Based on 1 published Maltiply review.

Maltiply Tasting Profile
Nose
Clean with subtle spice hints, floral notes of Parma violets, rose petals, lavender, fresh citrus, caramel, tropical fruits, orange and tangerine peel, lily, English rose, biscuity, leathery, green apple skin, menthol, lemon zest, fresh-cut flowers, honeyed malt.
Palate
Spicy with a warming character, tingling mouth-feel, good acidity, fresh, drying, ripe plum skins, faint menthol, light pepper, floral sweetness, fruit salad, orange water, dry oaky, green pepper, apple, peachy tropical fruit, leather, cereals, dough, zest, white pepper, creamy vanilla.
Finish
Dry with a hint of complexity, warming, long, lemony acidity, short and drying, hint of bitterness, red grape fruit, soft pink peppercorns, tropical, peachy fruit, herbal dryness, soft mineral notes, oak, lemony cookies.

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Cask type
Refill American oak & Refill European oak
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
5886
Has box
Yes
Closure
Natural cork stopper
Presentation
Bottle and cardboard box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Release range in 2011
Historical context
Rosebank distillery closed in 1993, this bottling was released 18 years after its closure.
Special release
Diageo Special Release
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Clean with subtle spice hints, floral notes of Parma violets, rose petals, lavender, fresh citrus, caramel, tropical fruits, orange and tangerine peel, lily, English rose, biscuity, leathery, green apple skin, menthol, lemon zest, fresh-cut flowers, honeyed malt.
Palate
Spicy with a warming character, tingling mouth-feel, good acidity, fresh, drying, ripe plum skins, faint menthol, light pepper, floral sweetness, fruit salad, orange water, dry oaky, green pepper, apple, peachy tropical fruit, leather, cereals, dough, zest, white pepper, creamy vanilla.
Finish
Dry with a hint of complexity, warming, long, lemony acidity, short and drying, hint of bitterness, red grape fruit, soft pink peppercorns, tropical, peachy fruit, herbal dryness, soft mineral notes, oak, lemony cookies.
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