Head to head · same category, comparable price
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour vs Kavalan Classic Single Malt
They diverge on 2 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 4 against 0.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Kavalan Classic Single Malt | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islands, Scotland | Taiwan |
| Age | 12 years | No age statement |
| Strength | 40% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Sherry-seasoned American oak, ex-bourbon | American oak |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £42 | £60 |
| Per 10cl | £6.00 | £8.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £150 | £214 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Different countries: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour from Islands, Scotland, Kavalan Classic Single Malt from Taiwan.
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour states 12 years; Kavalan Classic Single Malt states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour in sherry-seasoned american oak and ex-bourbon, 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 £18 dearer a bottle than Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour.
Strength keeps that ordering: £150 a litre of pure alcohol for Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour against £214.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour is 19th cheapest and Kavalan Classic Single Malt 28th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Kavalan Classic Single Malt |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 4 | 0 |
| Sweet | 6 | 7 |
| Fruity | 5 | 8 |
| Spicy | 4 | 4 |
| Woody | 5 | 5 |
| Sherried | 5 | 3 |
| Cereal | 5 | 4 |
| Oily | 6 | 6 |
2 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes fruity at 5 against 8.
Identical on spicy, woody 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 →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: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour for all-rounder and bridge to peated whisky, Kavalan Classic Single Malt for something different and fruit-forward drinkers.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour and Kavalan Classic Single Malt: highlandparkwhisky.com, kavalanwhisky.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.