Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Highland Park 12

Name: Highland Park 12
Brand: Highland Park

Heather honey, orange and fruitcake with a gentle aromatic smoke.

SweetnessFresh fruitDried fruit

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.

Highland Park 12 · reference

Springbank 10 has less dried fruit and less sweetness.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

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.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Springbank 10Springbank 10 has less dried fruit and less sweetness.Johnnie Walker Black Label 12Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 has less floral and less dried fruit.Arran 10Arran 10 has much less malt / cereal and less smoke.Clynelish 14Clynelish 14 has much less dried fruit and less smoke.Benromach 10Benromach 10 has much more malt / cereal and much less floral.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationFirst-fill sherry-seasoned European and American oak, plus refill casks

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryHighland Park

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] Highland Park · Highland Park 12 ↗ · producer

Sweetness · 55
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 55
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 50
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 40
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 40
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 50
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]