Rosebank 1981 22 Years Rare Malts Selection
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DESCRIPTION
The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This Rosebank is even rarer by virtue of being both a Lowland malt and from a distillery that ceased production in 1993.
TASTING NOTES
Colour: pale gold.
Nose: rather discreet aroma wise but otherwise really punchy, with quite some fresh pear juice. Almost pungent, in fact - let’s add a few drops of water. Right, it gets much farmier now, as often, but with still a nice cleanliness and the usual lemony aromas coming through now. In short, it’s quite simple (simpler than the beautiful 20 yo 1979, in my opinion) but flawless.
Mouth: very powerful when neat, mostly on candied lemon. With water, it gets even fruitier (all sorts of citrus fruits such as grapefruits and tangerines), with a nice sweetness but always some kind of simplicity. Quite some honey too. Typically Rosebank again and certainly more body. 85 points.
PRODUCT SUMMARY
| Distillery | Rosebank |
| Classification | Lowland Single Malt Whisky |
| Bottle No./Released | -/- |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Age | 22 |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Bottling Date | - |
| ABV/ Volume | 61.1%/ 70cl |
| Rating/SGP | -/- |
| Cask Number | - |
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