Ballantines Finest whisky was Jim Murray's No Age Statement Blend of the Year with a whopping 96 points! The critic seems to have a real penchant for the brand, awarding the 17 year old expression a similar score. Ballantines Finest is a great all-rounder - easy-going and very flavoursome. A classic blend.
Expressive, crisp barley sugars. Touch of wood smoke, toffee.
Rich and sweet. Barley and caramel, very gentle peat.
Soft and sweet, fudge.
Was: £65.49Now: £46.76
It's lovely, bottled in 2021, after drinking a lot of whisky lately like glenfiddich 12 and clynelish 14, ardbeg 10, a blend from the 70s white horse and modern blends like old parr 12 and chivas 12 , this stuff has nothing to envy those whiskies, really, i think i'll stop buying them and stick to this one. it is really good value for money! and here single malts are expensive, as well as 12 yo blends.
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What a fantastic dram, worth £50 a bottle⁉️
Solid 4/5, one of the better blends out there, complex and easy.
Soft, smooth, gentle, sweet, Carmel apple, milk chocolate, toffee, touch of peat. Delicious. Inexpensive and eminently enjoyable. If you like a soft speyside style scotch...you’ll love it. There’s a reason it’s been such a great seller for so many decades. Classic sipper.
