Head to head · same category, comparable price
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old vs Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
One axis separates these two: sherried, 6 against 3.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Speyside, Scotland | Speyside, Scotland |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years |
| Strength | 43% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon barrel, Oloroso sherry butt | Ex-bourbon American oak, European oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £50 | £38 |
| Per 10cl | £7.14 | £5.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £166 | £136 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both Speyside whiskies, from different distilleries.
Both state 12 years.
Cask as each producer describes it: The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old in ex-bourbon barrel and oloroso sherry butt, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old in ex-bourbon american oak and european oak.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old is £12 dearer a bottle than Glenfiddich 12 Year Old.
Strength keeps that ordering: £136 a litre of pure alcohol for Glenfiddich 12 Year Old against £166.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old is 22nd cheapest and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old 17th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 8 | 6 |
| Fruity | 6 | 7 |
| Spicy | 4 | 3 |
| Woody | 5 | 4 |
| Sherried | 6 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 5 |
| Oily | 6 | 4 |
That is the only axis of the eight to reach 3 points. Next widest is sweet, 8 against 6.
Identical on peaty and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sweet without being cloying, and 43% helps.
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: The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old for gift and after dinner, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old for first single malt and highball.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old and Glenfiddich 12 Year Old: thebalvenie.com, glenfiddich.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.