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Rank: 5.4 pctl
Value: $4.32 / pctl

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Shieldaig The Classic 12 Year Blend
Shieldaig The Classic 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky is an affordable, aged blended scotch primarily available through Total Wine & More. It is produced by Ian Macleod Distillers, a respected family-owned independent bottler, and is marketed as an accessible "everyday" 12-year-old whisky.
  Shieldaig [SHILL-dagg]   Whisky • Scotch Blend $23.49 40.00% ABV
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 Ratings: 
Whisky Advocate: 85.00 pts 
Whiskybase: 65.00 pts 
Total Wine: 84.00 pts 
Wine Enthusiast: 90.00 pts 
Part of the  Ian Macleod Distillers family of brands.
Tasting Notes
Nose: It opens with a sweet and delightful aroma of honey, malted cereal, and crisp orchard fruits like apples and pears
Palate: The mouthfeel is viscous and medium-bodied, delivering a harmonious blend of rich vanilla, sweet spices, and subtle oak
Finish: It concludes with an elegant and warm finish that contrasts lingering sweetness with a surprisingly dramatic shroud of peat smoke.
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Rank: 5.2 pctl
Value: $3.83 / pctl
Ballantine's Ballantine's Finest
Ballantine's Finest dates back to 1910 and is the brand's oldest recipe in its current portfolio. It is blended using 40 different malt and grain whiskies from four different Scotch regions. Sandy Hyslop has been Ballantine's master blender since 2005.
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 Pro Ratings: 
Whisky Advocate: 81.00 pts 
Intl Wine & Spirits: 96.00 pts 
Connosr: 77.00 pts 
Whiskybase: 66.34 pts 
Total Wine: 86.00 pts 
Wine Enthusiast: 80.00 pts 
Part of the  Pernod Ricard family of brands.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Soft, elegant, heather honey aromas with a hint of spice and a touch of wood smoke.
Palate: A balance of subtle, sweet flavours like milk chocolate, red apple and vanilla with subtle peat.
Finish: Fresh with sweet fudge and floral after-taste that creates a rounded glow.
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