Rosebank 1989 SMWS 25.50 A sunny flower meadow picnic
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Rosebank |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Refill hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
세 번 증류하던 로우랜드의 명가 로즈뱅크가 1989년에 남긴 20년 원액이 맑은 금빛으로 잔에 담긴다. 코끝에는 흰 꽃과 갓 벤 풀, 레몬 껍질의 향이 섬세하게 피어오르고, 그 아래로 청사과가 깔린다. 한 모금 머금으면 청사과와 꿀, 가벼운 풀내음의 단맛이 산뜻하게 번지고, 세 번 증류가 빚어낸 가볍고 우아한 결이 혀 위에 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 56.7도의 기운이 의외로 단정하게 흐르며, 마지막에는 꽃과 시트러스의 여운이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
discrete and almost shy at first nosing, but things keep improving after a few seconds. Minutes actually... First there’s some unusual smoky notes, like a mixture of wood and coal, then it’s the leather and plain wood that arise (and cigar box), then pu-erh tea, then pure and plain peat smoke... The our beloved camphor and eucalyptus... Still not an ‘aromatic monster’ but water should probably help here. With water: not much changes, except for added meaty hints. Ham
restaurant Palate
wohoho, this is another story, even when undiluted. Big, big notes of crystallised citrus fruits (all of them), superb notes of quince jelly (and eau-de-vie – delightful), then all kinds of waxy and resinous touches, then an avalanche of various spices... All that with the citrus always present. Admirable palate and no need of water here, I’m sure
timer Finish
as long as Cleopatra’s nose (wtf?), always on lemons and oranges, with also a little ginger from the wood – a perfect wood, at that – and then loads of pepper. Well, this is a stunner of a Rosebank