Ballantine's
The Scottish blend with the coat of arms, from the Finest to the 10 Years. Everything about its flavour, the varieties, how to drink it and the glass that goes with it.
Europe's best-selling Scotch
Ballantine's began in 1827 as George Ballantine's grocery shop in Edinburgh, where he began blending whiskies for his customers. In 1910, Ballantine's Finest was launched, the blend that made the brand famous. At the heart of every Ballantine's are the Speyside malts Glenburgie and Miltonduff, complemented by dozens of other malt and grain whiskies.
Ballantine's Finest is light, smooth and fruity, with honey, apple and a hint of smoke. It is Europe's best-selling Scotch whisky and the world's second-best-selling after Johnnie Walker. Alongside the Finest, there are the 10 Years and older blends of up to 30 years, as well as special editions with AC/DC and Elton John. Ballantine's is part of Pernod Ricard.
In brief
What types of Ballantine's are there?
Ballantine's Finest
The classic since 1910: light, smooth and fruity, with honey and a hint of smoke. The blend for cola, ginger ale and on the rocks.
Ballantine's 10 Years
Aged for at least ten years: more mature and smoother than the Finest, with honey, flowers and sweet oak.
Ballantine's Finest 1 litre
The litre bottle for the home bar. Better value per glass if you often serve whisky and cola.
Ballantine's Finest 1.5 litre
The large bottle for the pub, clubhouse or a large party.
Ballantine's AC/DC Edition
The finest in a bottle with the AC/DC logo. The same whisky, a different look: a gift for rock lovers.
For mixing, the Finest is more than enough; for drinking neat, the 10 Years is worth the money.
Light, smooth, and fruity with a hint of smoke
Honey & apple
Soft honey, red apple, vanilla, and a lightly floral note, with a very subtle hint of smoke in the background.
Smooth and light
Smooth and rounded, with milk chocolate, apple, and a light spiciness. Approachable and easy to drink.
Fresh and medium-length
A fresh, slightly sweet finish with a hint of smoke and oak. Longer and smoother in the 10 Years.
Flavor profile of Ballantine's Finest. The 10 Years is rounder and sweeter, with more oak.
Three ways to drink Ballantine's
Ballantine's Finest is a blended whisky: on the rocks, with cola, or in a highball. The 10 Years can also be enjoyed neat.
On the rocks
50 ml Ballantine's over a few ice cubes in a tumbler. Simple and refreshing; the ice makes the Finest even smoother.
Glass: tumbler →Ballantine's cola or ginger ale
50 ml Ballantine's with 150 ml cola or ginger ale in a long drink glass full of ice, with a lemon wedge. In Spain and South Korea, where Ballantine's is hugely popular, this is the standard.
Glass: long drink glass →Highball with soda
50 ml Ballantine's with 150 ml soda and a lemon zest in a long drink glass with plenty of ice. Dry, light, and refreshing: the way a light blend is best enjoyed.
Highball recipe →The best cocktails with Ballantine's
Whiskey Sour
Whisky, lemon, sugar, and egg white. Fresh and fruity with a light blend like Ballantine's.
Whisky Highball
Whisky and soda over lots of ice. Light and dry, perfect with Ballantine's Finest.
Rusty Nail
Scotch and Drambuie over ice. Sweet, warming, and with two Scots in one glass.
Whisky cocktails
All whisky cocktails in one place, from Old Fashioned to Penicillin.The right glass for Ballantine's
A sturdy tumbler for whisky on the rocks, a long drink glass for whisky and cola and the highball, and a tasting glass for the 10 Years. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Ballantine's
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