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It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now Rosebank Distillery, ‘King of the Netherlands’, is to reopen.
The historic distillery has come back to life following a four-year restoration project. Its landmark 108ft chimney horn has been repaired and continues to dominate the Falkirk skyline.
The original mill, believed to be around 103 years old, has been preserved and continues to be used to produce Rosebank whiskey as it did over thirty years ago.
The historic distillery has come back to life following a four-year restoration project.
The distillery has six tasting rooms.
A new dunnel-style warehouse has been built from the bricks of its historic counterpart, which now displays precious casks from the original Rosebank alongside the first casks of the new Rosebank spirit.
And copies of the original stills were carefully replicated in shape using blueprints rescued from the Rosebank archives.
‘The process of bringing Rosebank Distillery back to life has been very detailed, with a great deal of detail going into each of the elements,’ said distillery manager Malcolm Rennie.
It was very important that we pay homage to the history and story of Rosebank, and we feel we have done it justice by incorporating so much of the old distillery into our new home.
‘The whole team at Rosebank are delighted to finally be able to share our beautiful new distillery with whiskey admirers around the world.
‘We are extremely proud of what we have created and look forward to opening our doors this summer.’
Copies of the original stills were reproduced from the Rosebank archives.
The spacious interior of the distillery, with six tasting rooms, has been designed to welcome whiskey lovers from around the world. It will reopen on June 7.
After being left to lie empty for 24 years, Leonard Russell, managing director of Ian Macleod Distillers, was determined to save the distillery.
‘I could see that Rosebank Distillery was very well respected and it was a great shame that it closed when it was distilling some of the best spirit for the Scotch whiskey industry,’ he said.
‘When I was young, Rosebank was one of the most expensive whiskeys to produce, but in my opinion that is no reason to close a distillery. Its reopening will be a very special moment for its home town of Falkirk, for the Scotch industry and for whiskey lovers everywhere.’
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