The key ingredients in the Ballantines blends are Miltonduff and Glenburgie as well as whisky from around fifty other distilleries. Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt Nose: Fruit salad and sherry, mixed nuts. Palate: Rather creamy. Mochaccino and buttery pastry, spice. Finish: Gentle, spice and fruitcake.