Head to head · same category, comparable price
Ardbeg Uigeadail vs Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
They diverge on 5 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 9 against 0.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Ardbeg Uigeadail | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islay, Scotland | Speyside, Scotland |
| Age | No age statement | 12 years |
| Strength | 54.2% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon cask, Oloroso sherry cask | Ex-bourbon American oak, European oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £60 | £38 |
| Per 10cl | £8.57 | £5.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £158 | £136 |
| Chill-filtered | No | Not stated |
What separates them
Both from Scotland: Ardbeg Uigeadail from Islay, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old from Speyside.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old states 12 years; Ardbeg Uigeadail states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Ardbeg Uigeadail in ex-bourbon cask and oloroso sherry cask, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old in ex-bourbon american oak and european oak.
Chill filtration: Ardbeg Uigeadail is not, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old does not say.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Ardbeg Uigeadail is £22 dearer a bottle than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old.
Strength keeps that ordering: £136 a litre of pure alcohol for Glenfiddich 12 Year Old against £158.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Ardbeg Uigeadail is 20th cheapest and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old 17th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Ardbeg Uigeadail | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 9 | 0 |
| Sweet | 5 | 6 |
| Fruity | 4 | 7 |
| Spicy | 7 | 3 |
| Woody | 5 | 4 |
| Sherried | 6 | 3 |
| Cereal | 4 | 5 |
| Oily | 9 | 4 |
5 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes oily at 9 against 4, spicy at 7 against 3, fruity at 4 against 7 and sherried at 6 against 3.
Each bottle in its own right
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Tar, raisin and smoked meat at 54.2%. The best-value cask-strength Islay there is.
A batched vatting, so the strength has varied slightly over time — 54.2% is the current stated figure, not a permanent one. Named after the peat-laden loch supplying the distillery's water.
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: Ardbeg Uigeadail for value at cask strength and after dinner, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old for first single malt and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Ardbeg Uigeadail and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: ardbeg.com, glenfiddich.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.