Head to head · same region
Aberlour A'bunadh vs Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
They diverge on 3 of our eight axes, most of all sherried, 9 against 3.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Aberlour A'bunadh | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Speyside, Scotland | Speyside, Scotland |
| Age | No age statement | 12 years |
| Strength | Not published | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Oloroso sherry butt | Ex-bourbon American oak, European oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £70 | £38 |
| Per 10cl | £10 | £5.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | — | £136 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both Speyside whiskies, from different distilleries.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old states 12 years; Aberlour A'bunadh states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Aberlour A'bunadh in oloroso sherry butt, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old in ex-bourbon american oak and european oak.
Neither states chill filtration.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Aberlour A'bunadh is £32 dearer a bottle than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old.
Aberlour A'bunadh publishes no strength, so we will not cost it per litre of alcohol.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Aberlour A'bunadh | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 8 | 6 |
| Fruity | 7 | 7 |
| Spicy | 6 | 3 |
| Woody | 6 | 4 |
| Sherried | 9 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 5 |
| Oily | 9 | 4 |
3 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after sherried comes oily at 9 against 4 and spicy at 6 against 3.
Identical on peaty, fruity and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
Aberlour A'bunadh
Enormous sherried fruit at cask strength. Batch to batch it moves, which is the point.
We publish no ABV because there isn't one: A'bunadh is released in sequential batches, each bottled at its own cask strength, and Aberlour states only 'cask strength' with no number. Any single ABV you see quoted for it is batch-specific. A'bunadh means 'the original' in Gaelic.
Full record →Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
Pear and green apple over light malt. The reference point for accessible Speyside.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Aberlour A'bunadh for cask strength and sherry bombs, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old for first single malt and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Aberlour A'bunadh and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: aberlour.com, glenfiddich.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.