148 Customer Reviews

• 1
  Peter 17 July

  Awful, nasty spirit taste. A waste of money

• 5
  Anonymous 18 May

  Nice and smooth

• 5
  Donovan950 4 April

  Delicious with ginger ale.

• 4
  Anonymous 10 March

  Very good for the price, up there with much more expensive whiskies

• 5
  Dai 28 December 2018

  first time today tried ballantines finest, best iv ever had and i wont try any other from now.

• 4
  Matt 28 December 2018

  I tried Ballantine's during the Christmas season. For the price its a great, slightly smoky Whiskey. It is not going to be confused with even a Johnny Walker Double Black but if you are looking for an economical, enjoyable whiskey experience, I recommend Ballantine's.

• 5
  Jeff 13 December 2018

  Well, it's smooth and a little smoky. I gave it 5 for the very reasonable price for the taste!

• 4
  Aaron 30 November 2018

  My favourite "Reasonably Priced Blend". Smooth, slightly smokey. I enjoy with ginger beer(3.1) but also nice over ice.

• 5
  Mike 26 November 2018

  My budget whisky for casual sipping. For 13 GBP in China I really can't complain.

• 4
  Paul 6 November 2018

  Surprisingly good for the price (but I did only pay 10 euros for it). I've tried a few blended recently, and this is by far the best. I did have a Dalwhinnie the other day, and that is far superior of course, but then it's four times the price in Germany.

• 5
  Rajesh Guntuka 5 November 2018

  Nice Scotch, I am very happy

• 5
  Dave 21 October 2018

  The best blend!

• 1
  Nosferatu 27 September 2018

  Very spirit driven, no character, bland. Taste is very generic and you have to really try to get anything from it because the young harsh spirit is way too overpowering to taste anything else. Probably is good for mixing because usually you can't taste whisky in cocktails anyway. Nose: Harsh spirit (overpowering), banana, acetone, sweet pear. Taste: Very young, fresh grass, green plums, sweet at first (for a millisecond), bitter after. Finish: Short, fresh cucumber(!), Green/sour plums, slight hints of vanilla. There are many better ones for the same price. Don't waste your money on this.

• 4
  Anonymous 31 August 2018

  Awesome.

• 2
  Dick Deathwish 22 July 2018

  Woohaaa! What’s the deal with this blend. My usual drink is single malts during the colder and darker months of the year. Love it! Now, summer, warm, all things go pear shaped. Want an easy drink, not to complicated. Ballantines showes up. Have a sip, oooh, nice. That’s what this is. A good blended. Not to mix with anything else, as someone in the earlier posts explained “with cranberry...” no! This is still a whiskey we’re talking about. Enjoy the taste, even though it’s quite short. But that’s the deal during easy summer drinking. Cheers!

• 4
  Leadbelly 22 July 2018

  It's not the best but it's not the worst, its a whisky that goes for everyone and a whisky you can serve anyone visiting your home. One of the brands I always have a bottle of at home.

• 5
  DAVID 1 July 2018

  Reasonable price for what it is. I've tried Johnny Walker but found this to my taste. The after taste doesn't linger too long, some call it thin, I'll call it simplicity. Those who reviewed negatively should bear in mind the affordable price range this offers. If you're comparing this to Glenfiddich 12 years, then you'll have yourself to blame for the disappointment. All said, it's worth your penny.

• 1
  Anonymous 10 June 2018

  Excellent smooth tasty whiskey for the price. It exceeds expectations and is in a class of its own. Exceeds taste and smoothness of much more expensive whiskeys.

• 5
  Javier 8 May 2018

  Smooth fruity pleasant. Highly recommended. And yes, great value for your money. I would pay twice the price.

• 5
  Soumya 21 March 2018

  Just amazing