Ballantine S 30 Year Old Scotch Whisky Review

I first looked at ballantine s finest more than a year ago where i noted that the whiskey s popularity in europe and asia what applies to the entry level label apparently does not apply to the line s more rarefied premium expressions since all this time i have been stalled in.

Ballantine s 30 year old scotch whisky review. Ballantine s finest is one scotch whisky which is really expressive and has a smooth and smokey taste finish is sweet and tempting. Ballantine s finest scotch whisky 1970 s review. Stores and prices for nv ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky prices stores tasting notes and market data. Here i take a look at the fantastic ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky.

Ballantine s 30 bottling note. But here i am a whisky geek with a glass of ballantine s 30 year old which costs upwards of 250 if not more and which is bottled at 40 abv though that s a bit miserly for the price if you ask me. It won a gold at the international spirits challenge and jim murray gave it 92 points. Ballantine s 30 year old tasting notes.

Stores and prices for ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky prices stores tasting notes and market data. Ballantine s 30 year old reviews. As i understand this is the best mass produced vintage scotch whisky in the world. The scotch whisky masters the spirits business master.

Ballantine s 30 year old 322 26. Honey oak and smoke. Blends aged 19 30 years old 2015. Very smooth great buzz.

There is definitely more of the wood flavour coming out in the 17 year old though. Critics have scored this product 88 points. It s the best scotch whisky i have ever tasted and consumed. Here s what they say about it.

Blended whisky is a blend of one or more whiskies which may themselves be made from any combination of malted and unmalted grains. The very reason i bought the ballantine s finest tonight was to compare with the 17 year. Users have rated this product 5 out of 5 stars. Bursting with juicy pear flavour and.

Uk blend quite nice us blend bargain shelf. I have to say that is appears to be even smoother than the 17 year. The preponderance of bottles from this era were produced at 40 abv. One for the top end of the blended scotch.

As noted above it was a kind gift from a friend but these seem to change hands on the secondary market in the 20 to 30 range. The 30 year old is a superb blend from ballantines. Fuller with more oak fresh floral tones with hints of sherried peels fruitcake and salty butter. Blends aged 19 30 years old 2014.

The 12 year old is the first step up for many a line of blended scotch and so it is with ballantine s. Amazed on my first sip how smooth this ballantine s is.