Head to head · same category, comparable price
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour vs Laphroaig 10 Year Old
They diverge on 4 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 4 against 9.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Laphroaig 10 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islands, Scotland | Islay, Scotland |
| Age | 12 years | 10 years |
| Strength | 40% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | Sherry-seasoned American oak, ex-bourbon | Ex-bourbon barrel |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £42 | £45 |
| Per 10cl | £6.00 | £6.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £150 | £161 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Both from Scotland: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour from Islands, Laphroaig 10 Year Old from Islay.
Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour states 12 years, 2 more on paper.
Cask as each producer describes it: Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour in sherry-seasoned american oak and ex-bourbon, Laphroaig 10 Year Old in ex-bourbon barrel.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Laphroaig 10 Year Old is £3.00 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 £161.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour is 19th cheapest and Laphroaig 10 Year Old 21st cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour | Laphroaig 10 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 4 | 9 |
| Sweet | 6 | 2 |
| Fruity | 5 | 2 |
| Spicy | 4 | 4 |
| Woody | 5 | 4 |
| Sherried | 5 | 1 |
| Cereal | 5 | 4 |
| Oily | 6 | 6 |
4 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes sweet at 6 against 2, sherried at 5 against 1 and fruity at 5 against 2.
Identical on spicy 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 →Laphroaig 10 Year Old
Medicinal, seaweed and ash. The most divisive dram in mainstream whisky.
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, Laphroaig 10 Year Old for testing whether you like peat at all.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Highland Park 12 Year Old Viking Honour and Laphroaig 10 Year Old: highlandparkwhisky.com, laphroaig.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.