Rosebank
The most famous resurrection in Scotch whisky. Rosebank was one of the great Lowland distilleries — triple-distilled, delicate, floral — before Diageo closed it in 1993. Ian Macleod Distillers bought the site, painstakingly rebuilt it, and began distilling again in 2023. The original Rosebank spirit from pre-closure stocks is now among the most sought-after whiskies in the world (bottles regularly fetch £500+). The new-make spirit is promising — light, citric, recognisably Lowland — but the first official bottlings of the reborn Rosebank are years away. The visitor centre in Falkirk is worth visiting for the history alone.
Visiting Rosebank
Camelon Road, Falkirk
FK1 4HN
- Shop
- Caf\u00e9/Restaurant
- Parking
Location
Camelon Road, Falkirk, FK1 4HN
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Auchentoshan
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Bladnoch
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Glenkinchie
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