Head to head · unusually close flavour match
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour vs Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old
No flavour axis separates them. Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour publishes its cask types, Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old publishes none.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Blended scotch |
| Origin | Islands, Scotland | Scotland |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years |
| Strength | 40% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Sherry-seasoned American oak, ex-bourbon | Not disclosed |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £42 | £30 |
| Per 10cl | £6.00 | £4.29 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £150 | £107 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both from Scotland.
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour is a single malt, Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old a blended scotch.
Both state 12 years.
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour lists sherry-seasoned american oak and ex-bourbon. Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old publishes no cask detail at all.
Neither states chill filtration.
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour is £12 dearer a bottle than Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old.
Strength keeps that ordering: £107 a litre of pure alcohol for Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old against £150.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour is 19th cheapest and Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old 6th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 4 | 4 |
| Sweet | 6 | 6 |
| Fruity | 5 | 5 |
| Spicy | 4 | 5 |
| Woody | 5 | 5 |
| Sherried | 5 | 4 |
| Cereal | 5 | 5 |
| Oily | 6 | 6 |
No axis reaches the 3-point gap we call meaningful. Widest is spicy, 4 against 5.
Identical on peaty, sweet, fruity, woody, cereal and oily.
Each bottle in its own right
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour
Heather smoke and honey in balance. The best-balanced malt at its price.
Full record →Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old
Light smoke, dried fruit and vanilla over a soft, easy body. The most reliable blend on any shelf anywhere.
Diageo states the blend uses over 29 whiskies, every one matured a minimum of 12 years — the age statement is a floor across all components, not an average.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour for all-rounder and bridge to peated whisky, Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old for highball, first blended scotch and value.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour and Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old: highlandparkwhisky.com, thebar.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.