Ballantine's 12 Year Old

Ballantines 12 Year Old

This whisky was another weeknight surprise session on the same night I tasted Glendronach 8 A few weeks back I got a taste of Ballantyne's 17 & it was a pretty great dram (I didn't take any notes). I was not expecting the maturity and presence that whisky had, there was a well balanced, fruity and herbal side and a well integrated peat/smoke...

Score 81/100

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 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 12 Year Old

Blended whisky with alot goin on. Nutty honey vanilla, citrus fruit, smokey ash, on arrival then drops off to short uneventful finish. Great blend for all seasons.

Score 77/100