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
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