Ballantine's Bottled 1940's

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

This bottle was given to me as a gift from my mum, who managed to pick up a litre bottle fairly cheap on her way back from Spain. So I guess I shouldn't really complain about it! It's got a very light gold colour, almost yellow in the light of my room! The smell is powerful, but not really in a great way. I picked up an almost antiseptic aroma,...

Score 75/100

Ballantines 12 Year Old

Like this a good deal. I am a big fan of the Ballantine's Finest, and this is just a notch or two up from that, mainly because of the extra age and the additional smoothness. While I enjoy Finest on the rocks, this one could go either rocks or neat. Neat, lots of spice, some honey and (as previous reviewers have said) some pear and fruit. Rocks,...

Score 87/100

Ballantines 17 Year Old

At first I was a little daunted with writing a review of Jim Murray's Whisky of the Year 2011 but then I said to my self 'Bah! Who cares what Jim thinks!' Let me tell you what I think. This is truly an absolutely brilliant blended whisky. It's strength lies in delivering every single element in subtlety and perfect harmony. The nose is like...

Score 96/100