Ballantine's 12 Years
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 8013 | |
| Blend-Scotch | |
| Scotland | |
| Blended Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Malt:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Almonds:
Honey:
Oil:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Oil:
Nuts:
Almonds:
Honey:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Caramel:
Honey:
Oil:
Caramel:
Oil:
Honey:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Salt:
Heather:
Floral:
Almonds:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Salt:
Heather:
Floral:
Almonds:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Sweet:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Sweet:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.1
Rate
17
7
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
14. Aug 2018
Low expectations have the advantage of leaving room for pleasant surprises, as happened with this 12-year-old Ballantine's. The nose is 'Auchentoshan + X': floral, light and fragrant with notes of tinned fruits, marzipan and soft spices. Certainly not bad for a Blended Scotch! Heather honey, parsley and a spicy touch of oak dominate the palate, very 'smooth' although I hate to use the word. This whisky does not benefit from additional water. As with most blends, the finish doesn't linger and remains rather vague. Still, it is almost better than JW Black Label.
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
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