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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old vs Kavalan Classic Single Malt
No flavour axis separates them, so the difference on record is disclosure: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old states 12 years, Kavalan Classic Single Malt states no age.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | Kavalan Classic Single Malt | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Speyside, Scotland | Taiwan |
| Age | 12 years | No age statement |
| Strength | 40% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon American oak, European oak | American oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £38 | £60 |
| Per 10cl | £5.43 | £8.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £136 | £214 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Different countries: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old from Speyside, Scotland, Kavalan Classic Single Malt from Taiwan.
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old states 12 years; Kavalan Classic Single Malt states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old in ex-bourbon american oak and european oak, Kavalan Classic Single Malt in american oak.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Kavalan Classic Single Malt 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 £214.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old is 17th cheapest and Kavalan Classic Single Malt 28th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old | Kavalan Classic Single Malt |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet | 6 | 7 |
| Fruity | 7 | 8 |
| Spicy | 3 | 4 |
| Woody | 4 | 5 |
| Sherried | 3 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 4 |
| Oily | 4 | 6 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is oily, 4 against 6.
Identical on peaty and sherried.
Each bottle in its own right
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
Pear and green apple over light malt. The reference point for accessible Speyside.
Full record →Kavalan Classic Single Malt
Mango and coconut — subtropical maturation doing something Scotland cannot.
Matures in Yilan's heat, losing far more to evaporation each year than a Scottish warehouse.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old for first single malt and highball, Kavalan Classic Single Malt for something different and fruit-forward drinkers.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Glenfiddich 12 Year Old and Kavalan Classic Single Malt: glenfiddich.com, kavalanwhisky.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.