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Ballantine's Finest

Ballantine's Finest

Brand Ballantine's
Expression Finest
Type Scotch Whisky / Blended
Abv 40.00%
Produced at Ballantine's Distillery
Region Scotland
Launched 1827
Availability Widely available
Guide Price £11-£17 (US$18-US$29)
Website http://www.ballantines.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 9 by Michael Jackson and Paul Pacult.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Perfumy. Very fragrant smokiness.
Palate
Soft and light. Silky, oily peaty. A therapeutically medicinal relaxant.
Finish
Lemon-honey. Some late sweeetness. Late surge of gentle warmth.
Comment
Very gentle, but a precise clarity of flavours. Drink while listening to Vivaldi.

Paul Pacult

Nose
Sweet and grainy, like cereal with honey. No discernible hints of wood, smoke or peat. A no-frills aroma, solid, likeable, undemanding.
Palate
Unabashedly sweet and near syrupy from palate entry through mid-palate. The sweetness is grainy, not fruity or flowery. Light-to-medium bodied.
Finish
Notes of caramel and nougat are featured in the ultra-sweet aftertaste.
Comment
For those imbibers who relish a honeyed/caramel core to their whisky. If you prefer the more sinewy, definitive elements of oak or smoke, stay clear.

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