Ballantine's 18 Year Old Deluxe Bottled 1980s

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

Today, I’m trying the Ballantines 12 Year Old Pure Malt. So no grain whisky was used. It is composed of no less than 40 single malts, including Glenburgie and Miltonduff. The nose offers pears on syrup, marzipan, orange peel and fresh flowers. A bit of smoke, too. Darn, this is pretty good. The medium bodied malt rolls over the tongue, slightly...

Score 84/100

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

Ballantines Finest

I usually don't drink cheap blends, in afraid of what I brought would go to the toilet, but I found Ballatine's Finest seemed to be a better cheap blend among other big brands and Mr. Jim Murray gave it a 96 pts score, so I picked up a 200ml bottle in a convenience store and gave it a try. The bottle has been opened for a week. Nose: Milk...

Score 80/100