Rosebank 1992 21 year old (Diageo Special Releases 2014), 55.3%, $500
The late Michael Jackson described the demise of Rosebank as “…a grievous loss,” and it remains one of the most mourned of silent distilleries, almost in the same league as Brora and Port Ellen.
There have been some very good independent bottlings of the triple-distilled Rosebank in recent times, but arguably the best expressions have been Diageo’s 2011 and 2014 Special Releases ‘house’ bottling of Rosebank, both offered at 21 years of age. The 
2014 Special Release was distilled during 1992, just a few months before the distillery closed,...
