Rosebank 12 Year Old 1980s / Jacques Import
Rosebank is a much-sought after Lowland single malt. The distillery was initially shortlisted by United Distillers as their Lowland entry to the Classic Malts series when it was slated for launch in 1988, but was eventually substituted for Glenkinchie on the belief that it provided better opportunities for tourism. Rosebank was then shut down in 1993, but has recently been acquired by Ian Macleod Distillers, who have a view to resurrecting this classic lost distillery in the near future.
This is a 1980s bottling of the 12 year old age-statement. In 1982 the 8 year old was packaged as part of DCL's Ascot Malt Cellar, which was a somewhat half-hearted attempt to compete with the big single malt players like Macallan and Glenfiddich at the time (two of the Malt Cellar range were still blends though). The series did however provide the basis for the Classic Malts a few years later, but Rosebank was of course not included, heralding the demise of its single malt brand. This 12 year old age-statement was then briefly repackaged as part of the Flora & Fauna brand in 1991.
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