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Blended from more than 50 single malts (with particular emphasis on Miltonduff and Glenburgie) as well as 4 single grain whiskies. Ballantine’s Finest is a smooth, satisfyingly modern blend, now picking up serious momentum in overseas markets under owners Chivas Brothers.
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Ballantine’s Finest Review:
Nose: A blend with a light malt character, full of pineapple, chilli, hints of candy-shop banana candy flavouring. Character carries through to the taste, with sweet honey leading the way before a pepper, spice and freshly cut grass combination takes over. Delicious smoke actives itself late in the game.
Palate: A satisfying kick of spice right from the off. Malt and pipe tobacco flavours are all there, a little grass.
Finish: Dry and refreshing, a little smoke, ginger.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by Karr:
Nose: Gentle malt with caramel. Fresh and slightly malty, biscuit, some nuts, light floral notes
Palate: Gentle malty and fruity, with a touch of baked apple. Some leather, bitter chocolate and tobacco in the center.
Finish: Smooth and gentle, candied pineapple, mint, spices slowly fade over time
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by James:
Nose: Tropical fruit, smoke, spicy honeycomb and pepper.
Palate: Smoke, clove, pepper, and honey.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, nuts and honeycomb with a hit of salt, spices fading slowly.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by: The Hoptologist
Nose: Light toffee, graham cracker, and hints of smoky peat. Yup, this is a nice one!
Palate: Sweet malty flavor mixed with a good amount of smoke. Fresh earthy mushroom notes come up.
Finish: The finish is surprisingly long for a bottle this cheap. Some spices linger long after I’ve drank it all.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by: David
Palate: A very nice sherry sweetness with a nice oily finish.
Palate: Nice honey and Oily finish.
Palate: nice smoky spicy finish but a bit too much alcohol for me.
This Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky comes from the Ballentine Blending Company that was founded in 1790 by Peter Ballantine.
Ballantine’s Finest Review:
Nose: Cinnamon and a touch of smoke and briny dried fish. A relatively new blend, but this one shows much promise.
Palate: Sweet, malty, with a faint hint of smoke. One of the best blends we’ve tried and it won’t break the bank. Interestingly, this one even beats out the venerable Famous Grouse.
Smoothness: Medium-plus
Finish: This is one of those blends that us almost too good to be true, especially for the price
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Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by Karr:
Nose: Sweet citrus, hint of lemon zest, hint of green apple, licorice, wet straw, some peat, salt, a little smoke, a hint of cinnamon and a little buttery cake.
Palate: Smooth, malty, sweet and it has some chocolate. Hints of smoke, some pepper and a bit of ginger.
Finish: Oily, some citrus, a hint of smoke and a hint of ginger. The finish is not as long as other blends, but it has a nice smooth mouth feel.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by James:
Nose: Malt, caramel, brown sugar, spice and light smoke.
Palate: Very smooth, the sweetest of all the blends that we tried, with a hint of smoke.
Smoothness: Medium
Finish: Peanut butter, honey, lemon and spice.
Ballantine’s Finest Review by: David:
Nose: Fairly muted, balanced, with sweet caramel, light smoke, a gentle character. The nose is light and lacks spice.
Palate: It is a little silkier than the whiskeys reviewed above, like a lighter version of the Famous Grouse, but a little more elegant.
Smoothness: Medium
Finish: Hints of nutmeg, gentle and long. With a little tingle of spice.
Ballantine’s Finest Review:
Nose: Cola, toffee, raisins, brown sugar, very sweet and only fairly interesting.
Palate: Raspberries, a little mysterious, especially with the oak. Again, soft and substantial.
Smoothness: Medium
Finish: Toffee, caramel, chocolate, brown sugar, a little hint of honey, a little spicy, but not much.
Ballantine’s Finest Review:
Nose: A bit of smoke, some nuts and caramel.
Palate: Lemons, some smoke and some kind of nut.
Smoothness: Medium
Finish: Very smooth, gentle, it goes on for a little longer than in the other blends.
Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky Review by The Hoptologist:
Nose: A bit of nuts, a little bit of smoke and a hint of apples.
Palate: Just a little smoke and spice with some hints of herbal sweetness.
Finish: Some smoke and caramel.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by: David:
Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky Review:
Nose: Apple, pear and nectar.
Palate: Vanilla, fruit and sherry.
Smoothness: Medium
Finish: Subtle sherry and fruit.
Ballantines Scotch Whisky Review by The Hoptologist:
Nose: Salt, chocolate and coffee. There are some hints of smoke but they fade over time.
Palate: Salt, coffee and chocolate.
Finish: Salt, coffee, chocolate, toffee. Pick up a hint of ginger with time.
