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Ballantine's Finest Reviews
- Distillery
- Ballantine's
- Style
- Blended
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- Unspecified
- Alcohol
- 40% abv.
- Region
- Scotland
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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Ballantine's Finest is a complex, refined and elegant blended scotch whisky. It is regarded as the taste to satisfy a modern style. The original flavour, complexity and refinement comes from more than 50 single malt flavours. The unmistakable Ballantine's flavour is dependent on these 50 single malts, 4 single grains and in particular the fingerprint malts from Miltonduff and Glenburgie. It is balanced because no one single component dominates.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- pale
- Nose
- huge smokw
- Body
- thick
- Palate
- Grt palate
- Finish
- hot
Excellent foe daily heavy dosage
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Brassy
- Nose
- Caramel notes, Buttery vanilla, Sharp spice, Grandad's garage.
- Body
- Dry, warm and round.
- Palate
- Caramel, spice, vanilla, smoked wood.
- Finish
- short and dry, licorice aftertaste.
A nice blend for the price.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light golden
- Nose
- Somewhat mix of creme, pepper and wood smoke
- Body
- Thin
- Palate
- Different
- Finish
- Short finish
Got as gift from a friend. Not sure whats the price here in India. If within 1500/- then it is indeed a drink which deserves to be open.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Mc_bren
- Color
- Golden to brown
- Nose
- Lovely vanilla and pears, a minor touch of smoke and peat
- Body
- Light yet full
- Palate
- spices and vanilla, fruits and tinges of smoke and peat, perfectly balanced for what reminds me of a good Speyside SM
- Finish
- Medium to long, but perfect length for the style, leaving you with a sweet aftertaste and a longing for another (opens up the cabinet...)
A brilliant blend, far and above one of the best blends available, particularly for the price
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Gold
- Nose
- Appel
- Body
- Thin
- Palate
- Apple, Vanilla, Caramel. Simple.
- Finish
- Not anything to write home about.
Feels simple and cheap
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Chewleathertobacco
- Color
- pale yellow
- Nose
- Musty, hint wood smoke, refined, creme, gentle citrus.
- Body
- Refined, Grainy, Love it.
- Palate
- Refined, Grainy, Creamy malt folds to soft creme lemon. Oak hint too. Like a cereal box and musty wood.
- Finish
- grainy, creme lemon, hint wood smoke. satisfying.
Review of 1950 bottle - great. Like a cereal box. What is that grainy feel? Modern bottle Not even grainy. Sick sweetness like artificial. No wood smoke or grainy. What is damn point drinking it. Was not spirit's like some starter blends. Gets 10 point for that.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Papa Whisky
- Color
- Gold coins
- Nose
- Bottled Cherries and Cool sea Breeze
- Body
- Medium and a little oily.
- Palate
- Touch of smoke, sea air, Vanilla, chocolate, and a hint of peppers. Wonderful and flavorful.
- Finish
- The semi-sweet chocolate berries lingers around playing on the sea shore as the spice of the peppers show up but quickly leaves the party.
This a terrific dram. It's well rounded with flavors and a perfect balance between the sweet and savory. It's readily available and decently priced here in Hawaii. Definately an everyday whisky.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Eye-lah Guy
- Color
- Airy gold
- Nose
- Orange peels
- Body
- Light
- Palate
- Vanilla almond with evident grain, a good balance
- Finish
- The finish - where is it? Timid at best. Honestly, for $5 less, I'll take a Clan MacGregor.
The lightest of airy blends, I don't buy the comparison with Glenmorangie at all.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Rakesh
- Color
- Pale Gold
- Nose
- Sweet... vanilla, hints of apple , citrus . gets better with 2 sppons of water , hints of choclate , berries
- Body
- medium body
- Palate
- Fruity , apple again kicks in . A second sip gave me hints of honey , choclate
- Finish
- Love the finish of this one ...not too long , but not too short either .
A great scocth , esp for the price . One that can be had everyday , with friends . Would prefer something more complex , if I have enjoy a drink alone.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by ColoradoDram
- Color
- Gold.
- Nose
- Sour apples, grassy lowlands.
- Body
- Medium bodied, balancing oil and astringency.
- Palate
- Swish this around for awhile...you get a good balance of flowers (lavendar and violet), leather, wet hay, some butter/toffee.
- Finish
- Finally, some malt hits...youthful but lasting quite long for what I gather to be some younger spirits in there, a bit sharp on the edges.
This is a really nice offering at an unbelievable price. I got a 750mL for under $15 USD, expecting nothing but a mixer. I was wrong. This isn't quite up to JW Black, but it blows away JW Red. I'd put it against most spirits served neat at twice the price. Poor on the nose, mediocre on the finish, but a great swisher!
Ballantine's Finest
Review by THE DRUMMER
- Color
- light brown
- Nose
- medium peat presence, mild smoke, molasses , brown sugar, honey suckle, vanilla, ginger, bakery drafts, yankee candle store walk by
- Body
- smooth but strong bitter presents, thick eager to download flavor to your brain. delightful.
- Palate
- see nose
- Finish
- goes down craving for more. chewing really opens up this desert of a dram. big molasses and sugar in the raw aftertaste.
I can tell you with certainty this is one of the best all around blends. The price is so cheap you cant believe the deal. At times the palate reminds me of Lagavulin aged quality. Huge flavor. always have it in your cabinet for an everyday dram.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Normec
- Color
- light gold
- Nose
- oak ,peat(solty and piny) ,vanilla ,chocolate ,apple, dark caramel ,black pepper ,black currant some floral-herbal notes almost like herbal honey
- Body
- medium
- Palate
- Elegant ! soft malt ,cocoa ,fresh frits (apple ,lemon ,black currant) ,floral (pine ,mint,herbs) caramel ,vanilla
- Finish
- long ! oak ,apple ,mint ,lemon
it's so good that this fine blend it's so easy to find and i feel true privilege to drink ti !
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Heavy
- Color
- Pale yellow
- Nose
- Raisin, dried fruits, sherry like sweetness.
- Body
- Medium legs, thinner body and pretty watery.
- Palate
- Bad wood like peat, very simple and boring.
- Finish
- Not long, warm, bit dry.
About the worst whisky you can find around here. Cheap simple and not particularly pleasant, although OK. I always choose any other.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Straw
- Nose
- Peaty with a light smoke and dull chocolate
- Body
- Full and mellow
- Palate
- Most excellent, well rounded, tongue caressing, a slow burn with a lingering smoky afterburner
- Finish
- warm and fuzzy
An excellent sipping scotch, in company of women its rated as an industrial strength panty-remover.
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Wilderthanyou2367
- Color
- Light straw yellow
- Nose
- Lots of smoke, alcohol and a little peat.
- Body
- medium
- Palate
- Lots of peat, and a smokey aftertaste.
- Finish
- Warm, tingly and alcoholic
Not bad, but not great. Might be a good introduction to scotch, but alcohol is too prominent
Ballantine's Finest
Review by Colin
- Color
- Straw
- Nose
- Alcohol with a gin like crunch, Sherry, Grain, fudge
- Body
- Smooth, Oily, Medium, Easy
- Palate
- Soft Oloroso Sherry, Grainy, Malt, Sweet apple
- Finish
- Cool and simple, Clean, Slightly spicy
Probably the most palatable whisky I've tasted. Very easy and pleasant. Something to try on the girlfriend.