Ballantine's 30 Year Old Crystal Decanter Bottled 1940's

Ballantines 17 Year Old

Okay, let me start by saying that this is quite old stuff. It was bottled in 1972 and is minimum 17 years old, so this golden auldie contains whisky distilled in the Fifties of last century. Liquid history, so to speak. They don't make 'm like this no more. Let us try it at once. The nose is quite expressive on all kinds of fruit, mostly citrus,...

Score 83/100

Ballantines 12 Year Old

* Nose: quite raw and peaty, dried fruits, caramel, butterscotch, black pepper and some white wine. * Pallet: Toffee, spicy, more black pepper, some smoke and peat, dried fruits come later, impressive. * Finish: quite hot, fruity and a little smoke some very pleasing nuttiness as well. * Mark 8.6 I really like this, i think getting a bottle is in...

Score 86/100

Ballantines Ballantine's Finest / Bot.1950s

I picked up this 1950s bottling of Ballantine's Finest at the last LCBO/Waddington's spirits auction. At least, I think it's from the 1950s as the auction website is terrible and doesn't give any information whatsoever (I looked at some photos online and the closest match was from the 1950s). I presume this is 40%, though there is no ABV listed on...

Score 89/100

Ballantines Finest

I taste Ballantines Finet 4 years ago and I don't remember very well the flavour of this blend. Like the Glen grant (but it's a single malt) it's not a wonderful whisky. It's appropriate like digestive after dinner or like correction with ice cream, or with cocktail. I'll taste the older version before to make a several review to this brand.

Score 40/100