Sources

• Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Dewar’s 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 750mL, Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Chivas Regal XV 15 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL.
• Chivas Regal 18 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
• Chivas Regal 18 360° low (like for like): $82 (price_360.seats)
• Chivas Regal 18 360° high (like for like): $167 (price_360.seats)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 for a Chivas Regal 18 drinker: 93% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 price this week: $89 (price.ticket)
• what a Dewar’s 18 drinker would pay for Chivas Regal 18: $109 (price_360.seats.seat)
• Dewar’s 18 drinker's answer for Chivas Regal 18 as a share of their own bottle: 83% (seat / peer_ticket)
• Dewar’s 18 for a Chivas Regal 18 drinker: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives)
• Dewar’s 18 price as a share of Chivas Regal 18: 105% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Dewar’s 18 price this week: $131 (price.ticket)
• Dewar’s 18 usual price: $131 (price_guide.usual)
• Johnnie Walker 18 for a Chivas Regal 18 drinker: 94% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
• Johnnie Walker 18 price as a share of Chivas Regal 18: 143% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Johnnie Walker 18 price this week: $179 (price.ticket)
• Johnnie Walker 18 usual price: $179 (price_guide.usual)
• Johnnie Walker 18 lowest seen: $133 (price_guide.seen_low)
• Johnnie Walker 18 highest seen: $179 (price_guide.seen_high)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 price as a share of Chivas Regal 18: 71% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 usual price: $89 (price_guide.usual)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 lowest seen: $86 (price_guide.seen_low)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 highest seen: $89 (price_guide.seen_high)
• Chivas Regal 18 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Dewar’s 18 per standard drink: $5.53 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Johnnie Walker 18 per standard drink: $8.10 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Chivas Regal XV 15 per standard drink: $4.03 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
• a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
• Chivas Regal 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• Dewar’s 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
• Johnnie Walker 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• Chivas Regal XV 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Chivas Regal 18, Dewar’s 18 and Chivas Regal XV 15
• over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Johnnie Walker 18 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

Omissions

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Notes for reviewer

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