75cl 43% this rare bottle of 12 year old ballantine’s blended scotch was bottled, we estimate, in the 1980s and originally exported to italy. It has now returned from its european tour and offers a chance to try ballantine’s whisky from a time when the distillery used more malt in its blends and had a smokier profile. Ballantine’s was founded in 1827 by george ballantine, who was just 19 at the time. The company was awarded a royal warrant from queen victoria in 1895 and is famous for its square bott