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| Type | Blended Scotch whisky |
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| Manufacturer | Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Introduced | 1827 |
| Alcohol by volume | 40% |
| Website | Ballantine's |
Ballantine's is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard in Dumbarton, Scotland.
The Ballantine's flavour is dependent on fingerprint malts[1][2] from Miltonduff and Glenburgie,[3] blended with 50 single malts and four single grains. The brand has won many accolades and awards for its products.[4]
The world's second highest selling Scotch whisky in 2021,[5] it has historically been strong in Southern Europe.[6]
- ^ When making a blended whiskey, a 'fingerprint malt' is the underlying single malt whisky used as its flavour base.
- ^ Whisk(e)y 2.0 > Fingerprint Single Malts (March 31, 2005)
- ^ "Miltonduff and Glenburgie". masterofmalt.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Awards for Ballantine's Finest". masterofmalt.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Brooker, Alice (30 June 2022). "Top 10 best-selling Scotch whiskies". The Spirits Business. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Olly Wehring, Pernod Ricard lagging [permanent dead link]Diageo in Scotch despite China leadership - analyst, just-drinks.com, 22 May 2012.