Ballantine’s Finest

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Heavy on grain, with lots of vanilla and a dash of fruit. The finish is the least part of this blend, but overall it's very decent for the price.

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Light mix flavor of chocolate and vanilla, hives and surprisingly nice flavor, not the best, but enjoyable whisky

Nose

Quite light

Palate

Strong taste to alcohol, vanilla, oak, not my favorite, but perfect for the price

Finish

Short finish, not distinctive, need some complexity

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A bit sharp. Would use it as a mixer. Decent blend considering its price.

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Young blended whisky.

Nose

Mellow honey, caramel and a little hay.

Palate

Malt and toffee.

Finish

Almost no smoke, a little oak and dark chocolate.

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Light at the nose, honey and apple.
Red apple, vanilla and chocolate at the taste
Medium finish
Not bad

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Blended whisky with smell and taste of caramel, not bad whisky but you can tadte the youngness

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smell: young metal smel, pear,karamel. taste : karamell, sweet,young afthertaste karamell and youngness short finnish

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smoke, grain but cheap

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prima toegankelijke whiskey. niet duur en prima voor doordeweeks

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Kind of sweet with taste of oak.

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good household whisky

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годнота

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Nice sweet blend.

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simple blend

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Non mi dispiace

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Otro básico como el red label, pero en este caso un blended mejor seleccionado a mi parecer. en definitiva un whisky de cabecera sin complejos.

Nose

genérico, quizás las notas afrutadas algo se dejan entrever tras un ejercicio de concentración, pero en nariz es determinantemente alcohólico

Palate

en estado puro en boca este blended es agradable, fino, con notas acarameladas quizás con un deje a canela, pero es definitiva te llena la boca y esta te pide un espacio entre trago y trago, no se.
Con agua evidentemente ganan las notas afrutadas, aquí el caramelo se me hace presente igual que la Canela y dejamos atrás el quemazón inicial

Finish

el retrogusto es corto, intenso con un sabor a ciruela, o pasas, el típico sabor a fruta deshidratada. lo que pierde en el primer impacto en boca lo gana en el retrogusto, aquí es un claro vencedor al redlabel

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its oke

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Als Geschenk erhalten passt mir die Flasche weder in die Sammlung noch auf die Zunge.

Als Blindverkostung hätte ich eventuell etwas objektiver gewettet und mit einiges an Phantasie vielleicht etwas blumiges und etwas Karamell gefunden.
Recht dünn und Jung mit leichter alkoholischer Schärfe.
Ich bin auch Freund eines Korkens, tut mir leid.

(könnte man auch manchen Japanern Nähe legen;-))

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drinkable cheap blend. sharp wood bit sweetness some floral notes.

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Muito fraco

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only useful for mixing

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Cheap but enjoyable. Watery at first then a bit of spice, overall it goes down well. No aftertaste at all

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Nice flavour but not for everyone. Butterscotch taste. Not bad for a cheap blend.

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good to mix

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No bad

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really spiced for 40 abv
good one

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Nothing special.
Good for party.

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59

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Niet te zuipen, is goed voor in de cola

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Not bad but lack of complexity: good Whisky for beginners but not very interesting flavors.

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fresh bread stands out at first but makes place for honey a slight, but obviously present peat, that is not on the nose, green apple and in the finish brine, and more bread. as it sits vanilla and caramel appear. balanced, but not at all interesting, smoothest scotch I've ever tasted that has obvious peat

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Great whisky!

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Spritig

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Moderate complexity if you are a beginner like me and just start to build a reference index.
Not too sweet, with a relatively flat profile. Easy on the bitterness and not too overwhelming.

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simple and nice whisky but not interesting.

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A suprise considering cheap price.

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What a pleasant surprise! Worth twice the price; intermediate complexity with a gentle finish. Hints of smoke, peat, oak, sherry, honey, citrus and almonds. Great balance of flavors - with a touch of elegance.

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Good partner, simple and cheap

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Just simple

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While sweet, and great in a Rusty Nail, pretty good neat. Always delivers exactly what I expect.

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Whiskey, but I'm missing the scottish peaty and smoke feeling.

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good whiskey for someone looking to branch out

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Etwas eindimensional, aber abnehmbarer Blend

Nose

Leicht süßlich, metallisch, später etwas Frucht und ein Hauch von Rauch. Obstlernote.

Palate

Fruchtig mit Apfel und vielleicht etwas Vanille. Der Alkohol ist deutlich spürbar.

Finish

Süßlich, Getreide und wieder der Alkohol

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Good cheap whisky.
The taste is sweet with side notes of caramel. Recommended for someone new to the world of whisky.

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Very nice and smooth

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good choice. straight, smoothy, but raw and heavy.

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schöner kotgeschmack gefällt mir

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Rather mellow, better used in cocktails.

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some hard

Nose

great

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It's allright, but I have to make cocktails out of it to drink it with pleasure.

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slight after bite.

Nose

bit of spice scent

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okay whiskey with a little bite. lightly oiled on the nose with hint of vanilla

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Drank Ballantine's on the rocks and neat same evening as JW Double Black and much preferred this.

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Mellow is the best decription of this whisky: everything is very gentle. A faint sweet nose and creamy nuttiness on the palate. Very smooth and sweet, with plenty of toffee and vanilla, and maybe just a hint of cinnamon. This flows down nicely and doesn't stick around. Not complex at all but it's still a lovely dram for a chilled evening.

Nose

Sweet, nutty, creamy.

Palate

Vanilla, honey, cream, hint of cinnamon.

Finish

Just a little sweetness.

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perfect whiskey for a drinkig on a coold day

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smooth and sweet

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Sharp but decent, not bad for something on the lower end of the price bracket.

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Smooth and gentle. Not the most unique whisky, but tasty and worthy for a good feierabend-whisky.

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Sharp.

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te sterk, mist complexiteit

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Undrinkable, in my opinion. At least it's as cheap as it tastes.

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Good enough to give it a try for the low price.

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tikje scherp, later meer. terpentine. niet echt een definieerbare andere smaak. niet echt lekker

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One of my favorite of the cheap end. Easy drinking and perfect for a warm up on a cold day.

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nice for on thursday after workshop an night

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it's ok

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blend de base.

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Nothing fine about this.

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ok

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For everyday use. Smooth.

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Алкоголь

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ok

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Sweet and smokey but rather dull.

Nose

Smoke

Palate

Sweet

Finish

Smoke

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Not fore me to plane

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It is on every student party. Cheap and good.

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Never disappoints...