Rosebank 25 Years Old 1981 Cask Selection (Daily Dram)

Daily Dram selected this Rosebank, a 25 year old from 1981 and bottled at 43%. Rosebank was founded in 1840 by James Rankine on the banks of the canal in the central Lowlands and silenced in 1993. After closure the site fell derelict, and thieves even took the copper stills in 2008.

The spirit was run three times through copper pot stills, then cooled in worm tubs, for the refined Lowland style quite its own. An American oak cask shaped it, flattering the floral, ester rich make. At this age it is deep and elegant, beeswax and tropical fruit folded into the florals. Time in the cask deepens the delicate spirit into honey, tropical fruit and beeswax. The first new make ran on the 5th of June 2023, almost thirty years to the day after closure. Water came from the Carron Valley, feeding a light, ester rich Lowland spirit. The 108 foot chimney remained a Falkirk landmark through the long silent decades.

At 43% it is smooth and floral. Green apple and a floral lift sit alongside soft vanilla and honey from the cask. A green apple and a herbal note lift it. It closes long, floral and honeyed. This is a finite pour from the King of the Lowlands.