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Aberfeldy 12

Aberfeldy 12 is included in the PROOF launch collection.

40%ABV
12Age · years
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Aberfeldy 12 · reference

Glenlivet 14 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitKey differenceLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakKey differenceLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Bottles without enough data for either visible axis are omitted.

Little smokeSmoke-led

The same bottles on your map’s two axes. Select a point to open its bottle page.

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationmatured in a combination of Sherry, Bourbon, re-fill and re-char casks.
Peat statusunpeated
Mash / grainsnot disclosed
Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] Official product source — aberfeldy 12 ↗ · producer

    Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 55
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]