Rosebank 30 Years Old 1975 Special Bottling (Silver Seal)

Silver Seal bottled this Rosebank single malt, a 30 year old from 1975 and bottled at 43%. Rosebank was first established in 1840 at Falkirk, on the Lowland canal side and 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. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, the wood adding only a light honeyed sweetness. Beyond twenty years the malt grows waxy and tropical, marzipan and honey over a soft floral base. Patient maturation turns the grassy new make towards marzipan and soft tropical fruit. 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. Its final vintages of the early 1990s are among the most sought after of all Lowland malts.

Bottled at 43%, it is rounded. Marzipan and soft tropical fruit meet honeyed oak sweetness underneath. Beneath it run lemon, grass and a waxy weight. It closes long, floral and honeyed. This is a finite pour from the King of the Lowlands.