Whiskies from Rosebank

Rosebank

 Even though the Rosebank distillery has been closed since 1993, it is still considered one of the best distilleries in the world, where some of the most representative Lowlands whiskeys ever have been produced. Its exclusive character and exceptional quality make Rosebank Single Malt a much-loved whiskey, such as the Rosebank 1991 Gordon & MacPhail and the Rosebank 21 years old The Roses, some of the rarest and most exclusive whiskeys on the market.

The Rosebank Distillery was officially founded by James Smeaton in 1773 and is located along the coast of the Forth and Clyde Canal in Camelon. According to historical data, distillation first took place in this location in 1798, under the supervision of the Stark brothers. In the years that followed, James Rankine, a wine and fermentation trader, was a major contributor to the expansion of Rosebank. Rankine had new buildings constructed, and from then on had the necessary malt for Rosebank delivered from the nearby Camelon distillery, which significantly reduced production costs.

A few years after the opening of Rosebank, James Rankine also bought the nearby Camelon distillery and developed a high quality single malt whiskey, which was the beginning of the traditional triple distilled Lowlands whiskey. However, the Camelon distillery went bankrupt, after which the building was demolished. Even so, the malt house remained operational for Rosebank, supplying the distillery with a large proportion of the malt required.

In 1894, Rosebank continued under the umbrella firm of Rosebank Distillery Ltd., but like most Scottish distilleries, Rosebank was badly affected by the recession of the early 20th century. In 1914 the distillery merged with Scottish Malt Distillers, now known as Diageo. This formation ultimately enabled Rosebank to survive the recession. After that, Rosebank built a reputation as a representative Lowlands distillery, known for its fresh and fruity notes of triple distilled single malt whiskey, which true whiskey connoisseurs love so much. Yet, despite its stable production capacity, Rosebank closed down in 1993.

After having been closed for more than two decades, something happened that no one had expected. In 2017, Ian Macleod Distillers announced that he had bought Rosebank from Diageo, and announced that they would restore the distillery to its former glory!

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Rosebank


BOW 88
Rosebank
Rosebank - 10 Years Old Signatory Vintage Cask 533 43% 1990

10 Years Old Signatory Vintage Cask 533 43%

1990
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BOW 88
Rosebank
Rosebank - 10 Years Old Signatory Vintage Silent Stills Cask:912 56.2% 1989

10 Years Old Signatory Vintage Silent Stills Cask:912 56.2%

1989
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 11 Years Old McGibbon's Provenance 43% 1989

11 Years Old McGibbon's Provenance 43%

1989
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 12 Years Old Flora & Fauna 43% NV

12 Years Old Flora & Fauna 43%

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Serge Valentin 85
Rosebank
Rosebank - 12 Years Old Flora & Fauna 43% NV

12 Years Old Flora & Fauna 43%

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BOW 86.5
Rosebank
Rosebank - 12 Years Old McGibbon's Provenance Cask DMG 1907 46% 1993

12 Years Old McGibbon's Provenance Cask DMG 1907 46%

1993
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BOW 89.5
Rosebank
Rosebank - 13 Years Old Signatory Vintage Collection Cask 729 43% 1989

13 Years Old Signatory Vintage Collection Cask 729 43%

1989
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BOW 89.5
Rosebank
Rosebank - 14 Years Old The Cooper's Choice 46% 1990

14 Years Old The Cooper's Choice 46%

1990
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BOW 89
Rosebank
Rosebank - 15 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength Cask 1605+1606 61.1% 1990

15 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength Cask 1605+1606 61.1%

1990
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 15 Years Old Mackillop's Choice Cask:1755 43% 1990

15 Years Old Mackillop's Choice Cask:1755 43%

1990
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 16 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 40% 1991

16 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 40%

1991
(Box bin stained)
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 43% 1991

17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 43%

1991
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 18 Years Old Berrys' Own Selection Cask 605 46% 1997

18 Years Old Berrys' Own Selection Cask 605 46%

1997
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BOW 88.5
Rosebank
Rosebank - 18 Years Old Chieftain's Choice Cask 612 46% 2008

18 Years Old Chieftain's Choice Cask 612 46%

2008
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BOW 88
Rosebank
Rosebank - 19 Years Old Cadenhead Closed Distilleries 53.4% 1989

19 Years Old Cadenhead Closed Distilleries 53.4%

1989
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BOW 87
Rosebank
Rosebank - 19 Years Old Douglas of Drumlanrig Cask LD5083 46% 1990

19 Years Old Douglas of Drumlanrig Cask LD5083 46%

1990
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BOW 93
Rosebank
Rosebank - 19 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 60.2% 1979

19 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 60.2%

1979
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 1979 Connoisseurs Choice Old Map Label 40% 1979

1979 Connoisseurs Choice Old Map Label 40%

1979
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 1988 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 40% 1988

1988 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 40%

1988
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Words of Whisky 90
Rosebank
Rosebank - 1989 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask:RO/13/03 46% 1989

1989 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask:RO/13/03 46%

1989
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 1990 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask:RO/14/02 46% 1990

1990 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail Cask:RO/14/02 46%

1990
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
(In Original Box)
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
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BOW 90
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
(High Shoulder)
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BOW 90
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
(Into Neck)
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3% 1981

20 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 62.3%

1981
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BOW 91.5
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old Direcor's Cut Cask DL 10146 53.8% 1992

21 Years Old Direcor's Cut Cask DL 10146 53.8%

1992
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Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old Innocence 51.6% NV

21 Years Old Innocence 51.6%

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BOW 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old Jealousy 52.5% NV

21 Years Old Jealousy 52.5%

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BOW 90
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old Retro Label The Whisky Exchange 48% NV

21 Years Old Retro Label The Whisky Exchange 48%

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BOW 89
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old Special Release 2014 55.3% 1992

21 Years Old Special Release 2014 55.3%

1992
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BOW 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old The Roses Edition 4 Grace 52.6% NV

21 Years Old The Roses Edition 4 Grace 52.6%

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BOW 92
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old True Love 55.1% NV

21 Years Old True Love 55.1%

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BOW 92
Rosebank
Rosebank - 21 Years Old True Love the Roses Edition 1 55.1% NV

21 Years Old True Love the Roses Edition 1 55.1%

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Rosebank
Rosebank - 22 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 61.6% 1981

22 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 61.6%

1981
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Gal Granov 90
Rosebank
Rosebank - 25 Years Old 175TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2017 50.5% 1991

25 Years Old 175TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2017 50.5%

1991
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Whisky Notes 89
Rosebank
Rosebank - 25 Years Old Daily Dram Cask Selection 43% 1981

25 Years Old Daily Dram Cask Selection 43%

1981
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BOW 92
Rosebank
Rosebank - 25 Years Old Special Release 61.4% 1981

25 Years Old Special Release 61.4%

1981
(Into Neck)
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Words of Whisky 92
Rosebank
Rosebank - 30 Years Old Release One 48.6% 1990

30 Years Old Release One 48.6%

1990
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Words of Whisky 92
Rosebank
Rosebank - 31 Years Old Release Two 48.1% NV

31 Years Old Release Two 48.1%

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Rosebank
Rosebank - 8 Years Old Signatory Vintage Collection Cask: 506 1 Of 465 Bottles 43% 1990

8 Years Old Signatory Vintage Collection Cask: 506 1 Of 465 Bottles 43%

1990
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BOW 86
Rosebank
Rosebank - 9 Years Old Blackadder Aberdeen Distillers Cask 1448 43% 1992

9 Years Old Blackadder Aberdeen Distillers Cask 1448 43%

1992
(Into Neck)
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Rosebank
Rosebank - Gordon & MacPhail Cask:2095 54.4% 1991

Gordon & MacPhail Cask:2095 54.4%

1991
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Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 11 Years Old Murray McDavid Cask: MM523 46% 1989

Rosebank 11 Years Old Murray McDavid Cask: MM523 46%

1989
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Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 12 Years Old Blackadder Aberdeen Distillers Cask: 236 43% 1991

Rosebank 12 Years Old Blackadder Aberdeen Distillers Cask: 236 43%

1991
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Serge Valentin 83
Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 16 yo 1989/2005 (46%, Murray McDavid Mission V, 678 bottles) 1989

Rosebank 16 yo 1989/2005 (46%, Murray McDavid Mission V, 678 bottles)

1989
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Words of Whisky 91
Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Distilled 07.1991 Bottled  03.2009 43% Refill Sherry and American Oak Bourbon Casks, New Map Label 1991

Rosebank 17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Distilled 07.1991 Bottled 03.2009 43% Refill Sherry and American Oak Bourbon Casks, New Map Label

1991
(Box bin stained)
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Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 22 years old  50% cask 93361 Distilled 02.1990 bottled 10.2012 Chieftains (Ian MacLeod) 1990

Rosebank 22 years old 50% cask 93361 Distilled 02.1990 bottled 10.2012 Chieftains (Ian MacLeod)

1990
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Rosebank
Rosebank - Rosebank 25 Years Old  Cadenhead's Hand-bottled from the cask Distilled 1989 Bottled 22.05.2014 1 Of 30 Bottles Handwritten Label 58.3% 1989

Rosebank 25 Years Old Cadenhead's Hand-bottled from the cask Distilled 1989 Bottled 22.05.2014 1 Of 30 Bottles Handwritten Label 58.3%

1989
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