Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 18:47 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl (GTIN 05010106113127) from the wanted queue, plus stubs brand/ballantine-s, family/ballantine-s-finest and companies chivas-brothers, george-ballantine-son, pernod, pernod-ricard-swiss and pernod-ricard. Identity comes from the Open Food Facts label photos. I read the raw uploads 1, 2, 7, 8-10 and 12, not the thumbnails. They show the GTIN, 70cl, 40% vol, "Product of Scotland" and "Blended & bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd, Dumbarton". Markets: FR is printed ("Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod" on the 2015 and 2017 labels) and backed by the Miamland wholesaler listing with the EAN. CH is printed ("Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A., 1227 Carouge") and backed by a World of Whisky listing with the EAN at CHF 25.00. I read that listing with my own web access because the server fetch came back empty. The other OFF countries_tags (AU, AT, BE, DK, DE) had no evidence and are recorded as a research gap. Relations: brand owner Chivas Brothers per Wikipedia; bottler George Ballantine & Son as printed (Companies House SC020024, non-trading, at Chivas' Kilmalid address); French distributor Pernod SAS as printed (SIRENE 302208301, ceased 2020-06-30, used as until); Swiss importer as printed. The gs1_prefix_owner row (prefix 5010106) is only derived from the company printed under the barcode; no source names the licensee. There is no ingredient list or nutrition panel on any label. The observations are marked exempt under EU 1169/2011 Art. 16(4), and the Swiss one as absent. The OFF typed nutrition values (220 kcal / 1161.7 kJ) are inconsistent and not on any label, so they are left out and listed as disputed.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 05010106113127 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/ballantine-s-finest | |
| 7 | 7 | summary: Ballantine's Finest blended Scotch whisky, 70 cl glass bottle at 40% vol, bottled in Scotland and labelled for France and Switzerland. | |
| 8 | 8 | brand: brand/ballantine-s | |
| 9 | 9 | category: category/10000263 | |
| 10 | 10 | net_content: 70 cl | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: FR, CH | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_origin: GB | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_format: glass bottle | |
| 14 | 14 | status: active | |
| 15 | 15 | last_seen: 2026-09-13 | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen_note: Listed with this EAN at World of Whisky (Switzerland), CHF 25.00. | |
| 17 | 17 | abv_percent: 40 | |
| 18 | 18 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 21 | 21 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 22 | 22 | | ------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 23 | 23 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/chivas-brothers | global | | | | sourced | ^wikipedia | Wikipedia: Ballantine's is produced by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard in Dumbarton. | | |
| 24 | 24 | | bottled_by | company/george-ballantine-son | | | | | printed | ^pack2015 | Front label: "Blended & bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd, Distillers, Dumbarton, Scotland"; later labels "Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son Ltd., Dumbarton, G82 2SS". Companies House lists George Ballantine & Son Limited as a non-trading company at the Kilmalid, Dumbarton office it shares with Chivas Brothers Limited. | | |
| 25 | 25 | | distributed_by | company/pernod | FR | | 2020-06-30 | true | printed | ^pack2017 | "Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod" on back labels photographed 2015 (120 Avenue du Maréchal Foch, Créteil) and 2017 (51 Chemin des Mèches, Créteil). until is the SIRENE closure date of Pernod SAS 302208301, not a documented end of distribution. | | |
| 26 | 26 | | imported_by | company/pernod-ricard-swiss | CH | | | | printed | ^packch | "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A., 1227 Carouge" on a back label with print code LKCK 1258 2016/04/11. | | |
| 27 | 27 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/george-ballantine-son | | | | | derived | ^pack2015 | Prefix 5010106; no source names the registrant. The pack prints George Ballantine & Son Ltd, Dumbarton, G82 2SS directly under the barcode; brand owner per ^wikipedia is Chivas Brothers. Other Ballantine's Finest barcodes use prefix 5000299. | | |
| 28 | 28 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 31 | 31 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 32 | 32 | | ------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- | | |
| 33 | 33 | | FR | printed | ^pack2017 | Back label: "Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 51 Chemin des Mèches 94 000 Créteil" (print code LKCL 4127 2017/10/19); a 2015 photo carries the same statement with the Avenue du Maréchal Foch address. | 2017-12-24 | new | GB | | | |
| 34 | 34 | | FR | sourced | ^miamland | Miamland, a French wholesaler, lists "70cl Whisky 40 V Ballantines" with EAN 5010106113127, 6 per box; price shown to logged-in customers only. | 2026-09-13 | new | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | CH | printed | ^packch | Back label: "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A., 1227 Carouge" (print code LKCK 1258 2016/04/11). | 2019-04-03 | new | GB | | | |
| 36 | 36 | | CH | sourced | ^worldofwhisky | World of Whisky lists "Ballantine's - Finest", 70cl, 40%, EAN 5010106113127. The page was read with the agent's own web access; the server fetch returned an empty body. | 2026-09-13 | new | | CHF 25.00 | | |
| 37 | 37 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 38 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 39 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 40 | 40 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 41 | 41 | | ------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 42 | 42 | | Ballantine's Finest | name | | | | | |
| 43 | 43 | | Ballantines Finest | search | | | | | |
| 44 | 44 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 45 | 45 | ||
| 46 | 46 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 47 | 47 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | | |
| 49 | 49 | | fr-2015 | French label, Pernod Avenue du Maréchal Foch address | label | FR | fr | | | 2015-11-03 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4) | ^pack2015 | Open Food Facts photos 1 (front) and 2 (back), uploaded 2015-11-03. Front: "Fully matured", "Finest quality", "Estd 1827", "Blended & bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd Distillers Dumbarton Scotland", "Bottled in Scotland", "Product of Scotland", "70cl e", "40% vol". Back: "Distillé et mis en bouteille en Ecosse. Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 120 Avenue du Maréchal Foch 94015 Créteil Cedex.", Green Dot, pregnancy pictogram, "George Ballantine & Son Ltd, Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland", code 2BFB9037. No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 50 | 50 | | fr-2017 | French label, Pernod Chemin des Mèches address | label | FR | | | | 2017-12-24 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4) | ^pack2017 | Open Food Facts photo 7, uploaded 2017-12-24. English brand text plus "Distillé et mis en bouteille en Ecosse. Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 51 Chemin des Mèches 94 000 Créteil"; www.wise-drinking.com; Green Dot; pregnancy pictogram; print code "LKCL 4127 2017/10/19 08:40" (a line code, not a formulation date). No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ch-2016 | Swiss import label, Pernod Ricard Swiss | label | CH | fr | | | 2019-04-03 | supported | | | | ^packch | Open Food Facts photos 8 to 10, uploaded 2019-04-03, taken in a shop. Front (redesigned V-shaped label): "Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son Ltd., Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland", "Product of Scotland". Back: "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A. 1227 Carouge", print code "LKCK 1258 2016/04/11 14:24". No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 52 | 52 | | front-2021 | Front label, V-shaped design, market not shown | label | | en | | | 2021-08-24 | unconfirmed | | | | ^pack2021 | Open Food Facts photo 12, uploaded 2021-08-24: "Blended Scotch Whisky, Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son, Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland, Product of Scotland, 70cl e, 40% vol". The barcode and any distributor line are not visible; attached to this GTIN by an Open Food Facts contributor only. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | | | |
| 53 | 53 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | 55 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 56 | 56 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 57 | 57 | | ------------ | ----------- | ------------------------ | ----- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 58 | 58 | | fr-2015-none | fr-2015 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4): beverages above 1.2% vol | ^eu1169 | No panel is printed on the photographed front and back labels. | | |
| 59 | 59 | | fr-2017-none | fr-2017 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4): beverages above 1.2% vol | ^eu1169 | No panel is printed on the photographed back label. | | |
| 60 | 60 | | ch-2016-none | ch-2016 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | absent | | ^packch | No panel is printed on the photographed Swiss labels; the Swiss legal basis was not researched. | | |
| 61 | 61 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | 63 | ## Label claims <!--claims--> | |
| 64 | 64 | | observation | claim | kind | source | note | | |
| 65 | 65 | | ----------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 66 | 66 | | fr-2015 | Fully matured | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording; a declaration by the maker, not verified by Barcodepedia. | | |
| 67 | 67 | | fr-2015 | Finest quality | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording. | | |
| 68 | 68 | | fr-2015 | Estd 1827 | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording. | | |
| 69 | 69 | <!--/claims--> | |
| 70 | 70 | ||
| 71 | 71 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 72 | 72 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 73 | 73 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | | |
| 74 | 74 | | | nutrition | disputed | Open Food Facts carries typed values (220 kcal and 1161.7 kJ per 100 g, carbohydrate and sugars 0.1 g) that are internally inconsistent and match no photographed label; not transcribed here. | ^off | | |
| 75 | 75 | | | markets | unknown | Open Food Facts countries_tags also list Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Germany; these are contributor claims with no retailer listing or printed mark found, so they are not in country_of_sale. | ^off | | |
| 76 | 76 | | | markets | stale | Pernod SAS, the French distributor printed on the 2015 and 2017 labels, ceased on 2020-06-30; the distributor line on current French packs was not seen. | ^sirenepernod | | |
| 77 | 77 | | | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 5010106; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the company printed on the pack. | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | ch-2016 | nutrition | not_researched | Swiss labelling rules exempting spirits from a nutrition declaration were not researched. | | | |
| 79 | 79 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 80 | 80 | ||
| 81 | 81 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 82 | 82 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 83 | 83 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-13 | |
| 84 | 84 | note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photos (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 uploads), Wikipedia, Companies House, SIRENE, EU 1169/2011 and two listings that print the EAN. | |
| 85 | 85 | <!--/research--> | |
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 88 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | observation | | |
| 89 | + | | ------------------ | ----- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ----------- | | |
| 90 | + | | front-730599b0.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5010106113127 | 2026-09-13 | | | | |
| 91 | + | | back-c37184e4.jpg | back | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5010106113127 | 2026-09-13 | | | | |
| 92 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 93 | + | ||
| 87 | 94 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 88 | 95 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 89 | 96 | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 90 | 97 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5010106113127 | Ballantine's Finest 0.70l | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5010106113127 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 91 | 98 | | pack2015 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/2.jpg | Front and back labels, French market (photos 1 and 2, uploaded 2015-11-03) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2015-11-03 | 5010106113127 | photos 1 (front), 2 (back) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 92 | 99 | | pack2017 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/7.jpg | Back label, French market (photo 7, uploaded 2017-12-24) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2017-12-24 | 5010106113127 | photo 7 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 93 | 100 | | packch | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/10.jpg | Front, side and back labels, Swiss import (photos 8 to 10, uploaded 2019-04-03) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-04-03 | 5010106113127 | photos 8, 9, 10 (back) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 94 | 101 | | pack2021 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/12.jpg | Front label (photo 12, uploaded 2021-08-24) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2021-08-24 | 5010106113127 | photo 12 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 95 | 102 | | wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine%27s | Ballantine's | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 96 | 103 | | wikichivas | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivas_Brothers | Chivas Brothers | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | | | |
| 97 | 104 | | chchivas | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC268758 | CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED company overview | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | SC268758 | | | | | | |
| 98 | 105 | | chgbs | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC020024 | GEORGE BALLANTINE & SON LIMITED company overview | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | SC020024 | | | | | | |
| 99 | 106 | | sirenepernod | https://recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr/search?q=302208301 | PERNOD (SIREN 302208301) | 2026-09-13 | Annuaire des Entreprises (INSEE SIRENE) | registry | | 302208301 | | | | | | |
| 100 | 107 | | eu1169 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/16 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 16: Omission of certain mandatory particulars | 2026-09-13 | legislation.gov.uk | publication | 2011-10-25 | | Article 16(4) | | | | | |
| 101 | 108 | | miamland | https://www.miamland.com/product/189577/buy-70cl-whisky-40-v-ballantines | 70cl Whisky 40 V Ballantines wholesaler | 2026-09-13 | Miamland | retailer | | 698692 | EAN code | | | | | |
| 102 | 109 | | worldofwhisky | https://www.worldofwhisky.ch/en/blended-whisky/1681-ballantine-s-finest-5010106113127.html | Ballantine's - Finest | 2026-09-13 | World of Whisky | retailer | | 1681 | | | | | | |
| 103 | 110 | <!--/references--> | |
| 104 | 111 | ||
| 105 | 112 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 106 | 113 | Ballantine's Finest is a blended Scotch whisky, and this barcode is its 70 cl glass bottle at 40% vol, labelled "Product of Scotland".[^pack2015] Ballantine's is produced by Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard subsidiary in Dumbarton, and Finest is the oldest expression in its range.[^wikipedia] The label states that the whisky is blended and bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd of Dumbarton.[^pack2015] Photographed back labels name Pernod as exclusive distributor for France[^pack2017] and Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A. of Carouge as importer for Switzerland.[^packch] A French wholesaler[^miamland] and a Swiss whisky shop still listed the barcode in 2026.[^worldofwhisky] Like other EU beverages above 1.2% alcohol, it carries no ingredient list or nutrition declaration.[^eu1169] | |
| 107 | 114 | ||
| 108 | 115 | George Ballantine opened a grocery in Edinburgh in 1827 and later blended his own whiskies in Glasgow. Hiram Walker acquired the business in 1937, it became part of Allied Domecq in 1987 and Pernod Ricard bought it in 2005.[^wikipedia] | |
| 109 | 116 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 05010106113127
name: Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl
family: family/ballantine-s-finest
summary: Ballantine's Finest blended Scotch whisky, 70 cl glass bottle at 40% vol, bottled in Scotland and labelled for France and Switzerland.
brand: brand/ballantine-s
category: category/10000263
net_content: 70 cl
country_of_sale: FR, CH
country_of_origin: GB
pack_format: glass bottle
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-13
last_seen_note: Listed with this EAN at World of Whisky (Switzerland), CHF 25.00.
abv_percent: 40
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ---------- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/chivas-brothers | global | | | | sourced | ^wikipedia | Wikipedia: Ballantine's is produced by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard in Dumbarton. |
| bottled_by | company/george-ballantine-son | | | | | printed | ^pack2015 | Front label: "Blended & bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd, Distillers, Dumbarton, Scotland"; later labels "Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son Ltd., Dumbarton, G82 2SS". Companies House lists George Ballantine & Son Limited as a non-trading company at the Kilmalid, Dumbarton office it shares with Chivas Brothers Limited. |
| distributed_by | company/pernod | FR | | 2020-06-30 | true | printed | ^pack2017 | "Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod" on back labels photographed 2015 (120 Avenue du Maréchal Foch, Créteil) and 2017 (51 Chemin des Mèches, Créteil). until is the SIRENE closure date of Pernod SAS 302208301, not a documented end of distribution. |
| imported_by | company/pernod-ricard-swiss | CH | | | | printed | ^packch | "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A., 1227 Carouge" on a back label with print code LKCK 1258 2016/04/11. |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/george-ballantine-son | | | | | derived | ^pack2015 | Prefix 5010106; no source names the registrant. The pack prints George Ballantine & Son Ltd, Dumbarton, G82 2SS directly under the barcode; brand owner per ^wikipedia is Chivas Brothers. Other Ballantine's Finest barcodes use prefix 5000299. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| FR | printed | ^pack2017 | Back label: "Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 51 Chemin des Mèches 94 000 Créteil" (print code LKCL 4127 2017/10/19); a 2015 photo carries the same statement with the Avenue du Maréchal Foch address. | 2017-12-24 | new | GB | |
| FR | sourced | ^miamland | Miamland, a French wholesaler, lists "70cl Whisky 40 V Ballantines" with EAN 5010106113127, 6 per box; price shown to logged-in customers only. | 2026-09-13 | new | | |
| CH | printed | ^packch | Back label: "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A., 1227 Carouge" (print code LKCK 1258 2016/04/11). | 2019-04-03 | new | GB | |
| CH | sourced | ^worldofwhisky | World of Whisky lists "Ballantine's - Finest", 70cl, 40%, EAN 5010106113127. The page was read with the agent's own web access; the server fetch returned an empty body. | 2026-09-13 | new | | CHF 25.00 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Ballantine's Finest | name | | | |
| Ballantines Finest | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ |
| fr-2015 | French label, Pernod Avenue du Maréchal Foch address | label | FR | fr | | | 2015-11-03 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4) | ^pack2015 | Open Food Facts photos 1 (front) and 2 (back), uploaded 2015-11-03. Front: "Fully matured", "Finest quality", "Estd 1827", "Blended & bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd Distillers Dumbarton Scotland", "Bottled in Scotland", "Product of Scotland", "70cl e", "40% vol". Back: "Distillé et mis en bouteille en Ecosse. Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 120 Avenue du Maréchal Foch 94015 Créteil Cedex.", Green Dot, pregnancy pictogram, "George Ballantine & Son Ltd, Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland", code 2BFB9037. No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | |
| fr-2017 | French label, Pernod Chemin des Mèches address | label | FR | | | | 2017-12-24 | supported | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4) | ^pack2017 | Open Food Facts photo 7, uploaded 2017-12-24. English brand text plus "Distillé et mis en bouteille en Ecosse. Distributeur exclusif pour la France: Pernod, 51 Chemin des Mèches 94 000 Créteil"; www.wise-drinking.com; Green Dot; pregnancy pictogram; print code "LKCL 4127 2017/10/19 08:40" (a line code, not a formulation date). No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | |
| ch-2016 | Swiss import label, Pernod Ricard Swiss | label | CH | fr | | | 2019-04-03 | supported | | | | ^packch | Open Food Facts photos 8 to 10, uploaded 2019-04-03, taken in a shop. Front (redesigned V-shaped label): "Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son Ltd., Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland", "Product of Scotland". Back: "Importé par Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A. 1227 Carouge", print code "LKCK 1258 2016/04/11 14:24". No ingredient list or nutrition panel. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | |
| front-2021 | Front label, V-shaped design, market not shown | label | | en | | | 2021-08-24 | unconfirmed | | | | ^pack2021 | Open Food Facts photo 12, uploaded 2021-08-24: "Blended Scotch Whisky, Blended & bottled in Scotland, George Ballantine and Son, Dumbarton, G82 2SS, Scotland, Product of Scotland, 70cl e, 40% vol". The barcode and any distributor line are not visible; attached to this GTIN by an Open Food Facts contributor only. | 70 cl | | | glass bottle | |
<!--/observations-->
## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------ | ----------- | ------------------------ | ----- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| fr-2015-none | fr-2015 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4): beverages above 1.2% vol | ^eu1169 | No panel is printed on the photographed front and back labels. |
| fr-2017-none | fr-2017 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | exempt | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Art. 16(4): beverages above 1.2% vol | ^eu1169 | No panel is printed on the photographed back label. |
| ch-2016-none | ch-2016 | No nutrition declaration | | as_sold | | absent | | ^packch | No panel is printed on the photographed Swiss labels; the Swiss legal basis was not researched. |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->
## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim | kind | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| fr-2015 | Fully matured | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording; a declaration by the maker, not verified by Barcodepedia. |
| fr-2015 | Finest quality | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording. |
| fr-2015 | Estd 1827 | label | ^pack2015 | Front label wording. |
<!--/claims-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| | nutrition | disputed | Open Food Facts carries typed values (220 kcal and 1161.7 kJ per 100 g, carbohydrate and sugars 0.1 g) that are internally inconsistent and match no photographed label; not transcribed here. | ^off |
| | markets | unknown | Open Food Facts countries_tags also list Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Germany; these are contributor claims with no retailer listing or printed mark found, so they are not in country_of_sale. | ^off |
| | markets | stale | Pernod SAS, the French distributor printed on the 2015 and 2017 labels, ceased on 2020-06-30; the distributor line on current French packs was not seen. | ^sirenepernod |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 5010106; the gs1_prefix_owner row is derived from the company printed on the pack. | |
| ch-2016 | nutrition | not_researched | Swiss labelling rules exempting spirits from a nutrition declaration were not researched. | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from the Open Food Facts label photos (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 uploads), Wikipedia, Companies House, SIRENE, EU 1169/2011 and two listings that print the EAN.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
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| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5010106113127 | Ballantine's Finest 0.70l | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 5010106113127 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack2015 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/2.jpg | Front and back labels, French market (photos 1 and 2, uploaded 2015-11-03) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2015-11-03 | 5010106113127 | photos 1 (front), 2 (back) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack2017 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/7.jpg | Back label, French market (photo 7, uploaded 2017-12-24) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2017-12-24 | 5010106113127 | photo 7 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| packch | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/10.jpg | Front, side and back labels, Swiss import (photos 8 to 10, uploaded 2019-04-03) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-04-03 | 5010106113127 | photos 8, 9, 10 (back) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| pack2021 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/501/010/611/3127/12.jpg | Front label (photo 12, uploaded 2021-08-24) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2021-08-24 | 5010106113127 | photo 12 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine%27s | Ballantine's | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| wikichivas | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivas_Brothers | Chivas Brothers | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors | |
| chchivas | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC268758 | CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED company overview | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | SC268758 | | | | |
| chgbs | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC020024 | GEORGE BALLANTINE & SON LIMITED company overview | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | SC020024 | | | | |
| sirenepernod | https://recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr/search?q=302208301 | PERNOD (SIREN 302208301) | 2026-09-13 | Annuaire des Entreprises (INSEE SIRENE) | registry | | 302208301 | | | | |
| eu1169 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/16 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Article 16: Omission of certain mandatory particulars | 2026-09-13 | legislation.gov.uk | publication | 2011-10-25 | | Article 16(4) | | | |
| miamland | https://www.miamland.com/product/189577/buy-70cl-whisky-40-v-ballantines | 70cl Whisky 40 V Ballantines wholesaler | 2026-09-13 | Miamland | retailer | | 698692 | EAN code | | | |
| worldofwhisky | https://www.worldofwhisky.ch/en/blended-whisky/1681-ballantine-s-finest-5010106113127.html | Ballantine's - Finest | 2026-09-13 | World of Whisky | retailer | | 1681 | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Ballantine's Finest is a blended Scotch whisky, and this barcode is its 70 cl glass bottle at 40% vol, labelled "Product of Scotland".[^pack2015] Ballantine's is produced by Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard subsidiary in Dumbarton, and Finest is the oldest expression in its range.[^wikipedia] The label states that the whisky is blended and bottled by George Ballantine and Son Ltd of Dumbarton.[^pack2015] Photographed back labels name Pernod as exclusive distributor for France[^pack2017] and Pernod Ricard Swiss S.A. of Carouge as importer for Switzerland.[^packch] A French wholesaler[^miamland] and a Swiss whisky shop still listed the barcode in 2026.[^worldofwhisky] Like other EU beverages above 1.2% alcohol, it carries no ingredient list or nutrition declaration.[^eu1169]
George Ballantine opened a grocery in Edinburgh in 1827 and later blended his own whiskies in Glasgow. Hiram Walker acquired the business in 1937, it became part of Allied Domecq in 1987 and Pernod Ricard bought it in 2005.[^wikipedia]
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