7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Rosebank 1991 Single Malts of Scotland
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Nose
Fresh,vibrant, citrusy, vanilla, oaky, orchard fruits (red apples, snow pears). Floral, beeswax
Taste
A lot of fruits and mildly waxy spices, bitterness, Floral, spiky spices crushed peppercorn, nutmeg
Finish
Short-mid finish. Malty and fruity. Mouth warming black pepper lingering.
Nose
weet, fruity, little floral with clover honey, caramel, ripe cantaloupe, raspberries, raisins, smooth cinnamon notes, roasted nut
Taste
lightly creamy with more honey, caramel and a little vanilla, honey-roasted nuts, clove, and tannic wood.
Finish
Pleasantly tannic with more cinnamon, clove and a dwindling roasted almond quality.
Liquor
Rosebank 20 1981 Rare Malts Selection
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Nose
gentle, strange, beguiling, floral. Ashy, but not smokey. Seaweed. Boiled spinach.
Taste
gentle ashes, lemon curd, sea spray. There’s a chilli pepper heat to this. Salted caramel.
Finish
Long. immensely flavoursome
Nose
Mild nose-feel, crisp, tropical fruits, orange and tangerine peel, fruit sweets, sweet lemon fondant, green apple fruit, floral notes; ripe peaches
Taste
good acidity; fresh, clean and drying. Mineral and tart (ripe plum skins) with faint menthol, then pleasingly charred with light pepper.
Finish
Short and drying, with just an appetising hint of bitterness. Later, some red grape fruit. Softer, more gentle and rounded with water. Finally, a little late cocoa dryness.
Nose
herbal, gin-like notes, ripe peaches and rotting apples, some mild cheese and pencil shavings
Taste
Sweetness, vanilla, alcohol still pinches a bit, fresh oranges and pipe tobacco
Finish
bit mouth drying, but very mild
Nose
Clean, sweetly herbal, lightly barleyed and oaky
Taste
Drier than anticipated, more herbs, liquorice, spices and cough drops
Finish
Now creamy, fudgy, still spiced, a real barley sugar quality.
Nose
Violets, grapes, chocolate, raspberries, dry grass, rose water
Taste
Mineral water, sour peach, burn, jalapeño, peppery steak, grapefruit, cherries, lime
Finish
Basil, oregano, sour peach, lime, earthy, zucchini, dry, earth, smoke
Nose
Violets, grapes, chocolate, raspberries, dry grass, rose water
Taste
Mineral water, sour peach, burn, jalapeño, peppery steak, grapefruit, cherries, lime
Finish
Basil, oregano, sour peach, lime, earthy, zucchini, dry, earth, smoke
Liquor
Rosebank Rare Malts 22 (1981)
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Nose
Apples, pears, Calvados, cut hay, citrus rises, lime juice and the zest thereof, crisp, clean acidity.
Taste
rich, yet fresh, Limoncello, lemon peel, sugared peels, dried fruits, pink grapefruit, mandarin.
Finish
The finish is quite long and tangy with citrus zest in abundance.
Liquor
Rosebank 1989 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
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Nose
a bit of pepper, a bit flowery, a hint of rosewater.
Taste
Sweetish, fruity, flowers, spicy.
Finish
Dry hay, spicy, oak, a hint of peat.
Nose
Grapey with notes of red berries, winter spices, caramel and toffee apples.
Taste
Spiced, warming, lavender, cinnamon, cloves, red apples, berry compote, apple strudel.
Finish
Great length with oodles of spice and complexity
Nose
Deep, rich pouched fruit
Taste
Rich, round, lovely and elegant
Finish
Long. Flavors go on