🥃 Blenders Pride Reserve Collection
Senior version of Blenders Pride since 2011: Indian grain spirit and Scotch malts matured in European and American casks, 40% ABV.
Blenders Pride Reserve Collection is the senior version of the Indian whisky brand Blenders Pride. According to Pernod Ricard, it was launched in 2011. Its strength is 40% ABV, lower than the base Blenders Pride Rare Premium. No age is stated on the label.
According to the producer, it is a blend of Scotch malt whiskies with Indian grain spirit. As FoodTechBiz reported, citing Pernod Ricard India, the malts matured in selected European and American oak casks, and the blend was made by master blender Kevin Balmforth. According to the same report, between July 2022 and June 2023 this version exceeded one million cases for the first time and accounted for more than 11% of the brand’s volume.
Why this matters for you. Compare it with Rare Premium: here the strength is different and the malts are selected separately, but the base is the same neutral spirit. So it is not a Scotch whisky, and in the EU a drink like this does not automatically fall under the “whisky” category. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
|---|---|
| Raw material | Scotch malt whiskies, Indian neutral grain spirit |
| Cask type | European and American casks for the malts (according to Pernod Ricard India) |
| Year founded | 2011 |
| Legal basis | Indian whisky rules; for the EU — Reg. (EU) 2019/787, cat. 2, different ingredient requirement |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Blenders Pride Reserve Collection → kind of → 🥃 Whisky → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Blenders Pride, 🥃 Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Chivas Regal, 🥃 Blenders Pride Rare Premium, 🥃 Blenders Pride Rare Premium
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Reserve Collection is stronger than the standard Blenders Pride?
No. According to Pernod Ricard, Reserve Collection has 40% ABV, while the base Rare Premium has 42.8% ABV.
When did Blenders Pride Reserve Collection appear?
In 2011, according to the Pernod Ricard page.
What is Reserve Collection made from?
From Scotch malt whiskies and Indian grain spirit; according to the company, the malts matured in European and American casks.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Chivas Regal — Blended Scotch whisky of Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard); according to the company archive, created in 1909 by Charles Howard as a blend with 25-year-old whisky.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Blenders Pride Rare Premium · 🥃 Royal Challenge Whisky · 🥃 Dewar's 15 Year Old · 🥃 Dewar's 12 Year Old · 🥃 Dewar's 18 Year Old · 🥃 The Glenturret 15 Year Old
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Pernod Ricard: Blenders Pride (launched 1995; Rare Premium Whisky 42.8 %: demineralised water, grain neutral spirit, Scotch malts concentrate; Reserve Collection 40 %, launched 2011)
- FoodTechBiz: Blenders Pride Reserve Collection achieves 1 million cases milestone (17.07.2023; reserve Scotch malts matured in European and American casks; master blender Kevin Balmforth)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)