Scotch / Blended Scotch

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12

Name: Johnnie Walker Black Label 12
Brand: Johnnie Walker

A broad blend of sweet fruit, vanilla and gentle smoke. A middle-ground reference for exploring in several directions.

Sweet fruitVanillaSmoke

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.

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 · reference

Highland Park 12 has more floral and more dried fruit.

SweetnessLittle 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

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

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Explore by flavor

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Highland Park 12Highland Park 12 has more floral and more dried fruit.Springbank 10Springbank 10 has more malt / cereal and less sweetness.Benriach Smoky 10Benriach Smoky 10 has less sweetness and less dried fruit.Longrow PeatedLongrow Peated has more malt / cereal and less sweetness.Balvenie DoubleWood 12Balvenie DoubleWood 12 has less smoke and less malt / cereal.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationOak casks; detailed composition not verified

Peat statusblend-contains-peated

Mash / grainsnot disclosed

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] Johnnie Walker · Black Label ↗ · producer

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

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

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

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

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

Floral · 15
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

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

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

Malt / cereal · 30
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]