Rosebank 17 Years Old 1989 Closed Distilleries (Cadenhead’s)

A Rosebank single malt, selected and bottled by Cadenhead's, aged 17 year old, from 1989 and bottled at 54.2%. Just 294 bottles were filled. Built in 1840 at Falkirk, on the Lowland canal side, Rosebank was closed in 1993 and long mourned. The 108 foot chimney stood over Falkirk through the long silent years.

Drawn off after a third distillation and condensed slowly in worm tubs, the make took the Rosebank style. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, gentle American oak beneath the fruit. Mid age brings a fuller honey and a deeper tropical note to the florals. Worm tub condensers slow the copper contact, lending a fuller body to the light Lowland spirit. The 108 foot chimney remained a Falkirk landmark through the long silent decades. Its final vintages of the early 1990s are among the most sought after of all Lowland malts. The malt was matured slowly in the temperate Lowland climate before bottling.

At its natural 54.2% it is concentrated and honeyed. A delicate floral, waxy depth sit alongside honeyed oak sweetness underneath. It is clean and elegant, the grassy spirit shining through. It finishes clean, fragrant and bright. This is spirit from the lost years of Rosebank, finite for good.