Ballantine’s Hard Fired is a bold, masculine whisky full of character. It spends its last months of maturation in twice-charred oak barrels. This process gives it a detectable aroma of smoke and oak, perfectly balanced flavours of spices and sweetness of caramel toffee and subdued vanilla. Ballantine Hard Fired is a Scotch made in a unique production process that will deliver a wholly new experience to your palate. Individually handpicked barrels are charred for a second time by coopers to unlock vanilla notes and hints of smoke and spice.