Connoisseur's Choice / 1988

Connoisseur's Choice

Rosebank

1988

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 2

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Specifications

Brand: Rosebank, Connoisseurs Choice, Gordon & MacPhail
Expression: 1988
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland / Lowland
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Buttercups, clover, sweet grass, honey and a tender touch of sherry.
Palate: Flowers softened and sweetened by sherry. Honey, junket, very lightly nutty dryness.
Finish: Candied angelica, honey-coated nuts.
Comment: A deft balance between the whisky's own character and the sherry.

8.0

Taster Jim Murray

Nose: A hint of smoke and plethora of other delicate aromas. Primroses and sandalwood, faint marzipan and passion fruit. Stunning.
Palate: Delicate, with very firm malt and gentle spice.
Finish: Relatively flat, dependent on a burnt mallow and vanilla oakiness.
Comment: Fabulous whisky, though never quite living up to the expectation built by the astonishing nose.

8.0

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Rosebank (Closed 1993) Distillery, Falkirk, Lowland, Scotland

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