Whisky Forum - arran/rosebank

tam the dram · Member Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 7

hi has anybody heard that arran has bought the rosebank name, and are going to open a brewery and micro distillery, on the old rosebank site?

Kenny M · Master Of Malts Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 860

Its the first i have heard of it.

So no plans to produce Rosebank

tam the dram · Member Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 7

hi been checking the web. just Google arran distillery have bought rosebank name

bifter · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject:

I had heard anecdotally that the new Falkirk distillery had purchased the Rosebank stills though some of them had been damaged by copper thieves. Don't know how true this is though.
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Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1663

It isnt the Arran distillery that has taken over Rosebank it is the Arran Brewery that has taken over the Rosebank distillery.

From the Scotsman newspaper online:

edinburghlandlord · Double Malt Member Joined: 13 May 2011 Posts: 97

Arran brewery have merged with the Isle of skye brewery, I know they were looking for a bottling plant in the central belt. They must be locating it there.

MJ75 · Single Malt Member Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 63

I believe that Diageo, the owners of the Rosebank trademark are now on record as saying that they will not be selling it. So we won't see any newly distilled Rosebank in the future, even if a new still is built and put into production.

I assume Diageo will be releasing new Rosebank special editions at some point in the future though, as they did in 2011 with their rather excellent 21 year Special Release. Once they run out of casks though, who knows what will happen?

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 661

I have no doubt we will see Rosebank again in the future amongst Diageos annual special releases as it will always be popular amongst drinkers and collectors. Personally i always thought it was a pleasant Lowland malt but it didnt blow me away.

DavidUK · Double Malt Member Joined: 20 Mar 2010 Posts: 174

Doesn't matter what they call it or where it is, it won't be Rosebank as we know it, but an entirely new distillery

MJ75 · Single Malt Member Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 63

opelfruit · Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:25 pm Post subject:

Rosebank, ah, nothing quite like it.

I managed to get hold of a case of the 2011 21yo release and it's stunning. The rest is for keeps until stock is gone, prices will skyrocket.

Problem with Rosebank is that it wont take that much aging, and given it was mothballed in 1993 there isn't too much left. It doesn't hold too well over 25 years old, so you can guarentee that Diageo will be putting some more out over the next couple of years in the Special Release line-up - 21years old seems a good age, so we may well get some this Autumn.
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Genuine Risk · Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:26 pm Post subject:

Its all on hold because of a rejected 1 million pound grant. Although they seem to be working on many other fronts.
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bifter · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:18 am Post subject:

Some progress on this one:

http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/mothballed-rosebank-distillery-set-to-reopen-1-3085039

Not quite the Â£1m mentioned above but hopefully this moves things forward a bit.
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albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Let's hope this comes off