Ballantine S 30 Year Old Scotch Whisky Review

A comparison of the label with other examples from auction dates this in the 1970 s.

Ballantine s 30 year old scotch whisky review.

Here s what they say about it. Ballantine s 30 year old reviews. Ballantine s 30 bottling note. Ballantine s finest scotch whisky 1970 s review.

Ballantine s finest is one scotch whisky which is really expressive and has a smooth and smokey taste finish is sweet and tempting. Bursting with juicy pear flavour and. 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. Uk blend quite nice us blend bargain shelf.

Very smooth great buzz. There is definitely more of the wood flavour coming out in the 17 year old though. 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. Critics have scored this product 88 points.

Here i take a look at the fantastic ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky. Blends aged 19 30 years old 2014. Stores and prices for nv ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky prices stores tasting notes and market data. Blended whisky is a blend of one or more whiskies which may themselves be made from any combination of malted and unmalted grains.

The 12 year old is the first step up for many a line of blended scotch and so it is with ballantine s. The scotch whisky masters the spirits business master. Stores and prices for ballantine s 30 year old blended scotch whisky prices stores tasting notes and market data. Ballantine s 30 year old 322 26.

I have to say that is appears to be even smoother than the 17 year. The 30 year old is a superb blend from ballantines. Ballantine s 30 year old tasting notes. Soft age is apparent.

As i understand this is the best mass produced vintage scotch whisky in the world. 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 preponderance of bottles from this era were produced at 40 abv. Amazed on my first sip how smooth this ballantine s is.

Blends aged 19 30 years old 2015. It won a gold at the international spirits challenge and jim murray gave it 92 points. Blended whisky is a blend of one or more whiskies which may themselves be made from any combination of malted and unmalted grains. Fuller with more oak fresh floral tones with hints of sherried peels fruitcake and salty butter.

One for the top end of the blended scotch. The very reason i bought the ballantine s finest tonight was to compare with the 17 year.