Ballantine's 17 ans

Ballantines Ballantine's Finest / Bot.1950s: Yet Another Old Blend...

I picked up this 1950s bottling of Ballantine's Finest at the last LCBO/Waddington's spirits auction. At least, I think it's from the 1950s as the auction website is terrible and doesn't give any info…

Score 89/100

Ballantines Ballantine's Gold Seal 12 Years Old Special Reserve: 12 Minis! - Part II

My alphabetical order is a bit out of whack, but I'm going to try to (roughly) adhere to it as we go through these minis. This is a Ballantine's 12 Year Old, but the label is very different from the c…

Score 87/100

Ballantine's Christmas Reserve: Objective achieved...

Now that the holidays are over, I suppose it’s time to evaluate my go-to Christmas mixer that has come in handy several times throughout the last few weeks. Ballantine’s Christmas Reserve has been pre…

Score 82/100