Rosebank Rare Malts Selection 22 Years Old 1981

This official Rosebank single malt matured to 22 year old, from 1981 and bottled at 61.1%. The Lowland Rosebank, established in 1840 at Falkirk, on the Lowland canal side, 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. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the florals lead. 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. History on the site runs back to the Stark brothers in 1798, before Rankine's 1840 distillery. The closed era stock is finite, and every bottle drawn is one fewer left. Rosebank stood on the Forth and Clyde Canal, which once carried its casks to market. The pairing of triple distillation and worm tubs was unique to Rosebank among Scotch distilleries.

Undiluted at 61.1%, it is layered. Marzipan and soft tropical fruit meet honeyed oak sweetness underneath. Beneath it run lemon, grass and a waxy weight. Lemon, honey and oak draw out the close. This is a rare survivor of the 1993 closure.