Ballantine's Finest

 

 

 

40°

Distillery : Glenburgie, Miltonduff, Kilmalid - Speyside and Lowlands

American Oak Casks

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Blended Whisky 

Launched in 1910

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

The third best-selling spirits brand in France, Ballantine & Son has a true asset with this Finest, which is more than a hundred years old and whose recipe has certainly changed over time, but not its success. The group owns its own distilleries, which is why this is an original bottling.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Not much flavour. You can smell the grain and cereals, corn and wheat, a touch of lemon and caramel, that's all. And the nose has no breadth, even in the best glass in the world, you could barely smell it. Not too badly balanced, though. On the palate, vanilla, crushed quinces, dry wood. It's very young, obviously, and quite spirity. The finish is rather unpleasant. It's earthy and short. There's no length on the palate, and after swallowing there's nothing left except the alcohol, of course.

In Short, 

Obviously, this is not what you want when you claim to be a whisky lover. The fact remains that you can find much worse among supermarket blends. This is undoubtedly one of the least bad. Avoid it though, and if you are served it, run for your life.

Score : 72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

   

                                          Philippe Katerine - Louxor J'adore