Ballantine's Finest

Sort of a like greatest-hits collection of scotch with a little bit of everything: a little sweet, a little vanilla, a little peat smoke, a little spice. No one flavor really dominates. You can try to decipher it if you want, or you can just drink it while doing something else and you won't mind it. An easy and inexpensive whisky to keep around for background use or to offer friends new to scotch.

Tasted at the Royal Park Hotel, Japan.