Under 12 years limited whisky releases

About this listUnder 12 years

This list gathers limited releases that carry an age statement under 12 years, such as Springbank 10 Year Old, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, Kilkerran 8 Year Old Cask Strength and Eagle Rare 10. Under the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, Scotch Whisky must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for not less than three years, and any age or maturation period on the label must be expressed in years. Through the EU rule those regulations refer to, a stated age may only refer to the youngest whisky in the bottle, and a single distillation year may only be named if all of the whisky was distilled in that year. In the United States, age is the time the spirit was stored in oak barrels after distillation and before bottling, and for bourbon, rye and most straight whiskies it means time in charred new oak barrels. A US age statement such as Michter's 10 Year Bourbon or Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year gives the age of the youngest whisky in the product, and a statement is required on any whisky aged less than 4 years unless it is labeled bottled in bond.

• No age statement125 releases
• 12 to 17 years40 releases
• 18 to 24 years26 releases
• 25 years and older19 releases