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Rosebank 12 Year Flora & Fauna
Single Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 2, 2019 (edited June 6, 2020)
Nose - Gentle nose, floral honey, baked apples, hint of fresh hay, lemon zest
Taste - Light floral honey, lemon peel with pith, cooked apples/pears, light bitter apple peel + core/stem, refreshing sweet peppermint-like feeling
Finish - Bright fruity "heat" lingers, lingering fruity/floral watered down honey, cooling "mint" feeling, hint of lemon/pomelo rind
Score - 86/100
Final Thoughts - For a 12 year old Scotch, this has quite a lot of character for such a light colored spirit too. I'd attribute this to the distillate itself with a gentle cask influence as the color was actually quite light in color. Everything about this is nicely balanced, there aren't really any off-putting notes in this and it's quite tasty and is really a great spring/summer dram as it's really light & oddly refreshing on the palate. Not the most complex dram, but there's just something in the mouthfeel that I just can't seem to describe that is quite unique.
Would I drink it if offered? - Yes
Would I specifically order it? - Maybe?
Would I buy a bottle? - Not at current prices, but if I could somehow magically find this for <$100USD I'd pick it up
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@PBMichiganWolverine Price for this bottle is between 400-500 € on the secondary market...
I think we’d have better luck catching a unicorn than getting this for <$100. But good to see it’s not all hype, and a pretty good whisky