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Deanston 12

Deanston 12 is included in the PROOF launch collection.

46.3%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.

Deanston 12 · reference

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

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyKey differenceLight-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
FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakLittle 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.

MaturationBourbon casks
Peat statusunpeated
Mash / grainsnot disclosed
DistilleryDeanston
Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current launch record; facts retain source and market qualifications.

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] Deanston US · 12 Year Whisky ↗ · producer

Sweetness · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 60
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 · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

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

Spice · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

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

Malt / cereal · 30
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]