The Whisky Fair

Rosebank Distillery (Closed 1993)

1974, Aged 20 Years

Douglas Laing

ABV: 55.8%

Age: 30 Years Old

Year Bottled: 2004

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Lowland

Bottling: Douglas Laing

Overall
Score

7.6

Tasting Notes

Nose

Smoky. Has weight and touches of complexity. Wood ash, spent campfire, fig, coffee. Peat-dominant.

Palate

Very peaty (certainly when compared to everything else on show) and powdery peat at that. Sweet and light with firm oak. A bit confused.

Finish

Oak and smoke.

Comment

Some will love the combination of a cult malt, alcohol, great age and smoke but I'm not so convinced.

Taster Score

7.5

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