Glenfarclas 15: per drink · The Whisky Desk

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@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Glenfarclas desk

Weighing up a bottle? Glenfarclas 15 comes to $5.12 a standard drink poured at home, next to about $6.28 a standard drink for a pint at the pub, and that's roughly 25 pours in the bottle. More on Glenfarclas 15 in this week's piece.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The GlenDronach 15 Year Old Revival Whisky 700mL, The Glendronach 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Glenfarclas 15 price this week: $130 (price.ticket)
Glenfarclas 15 360° low (like for like): $97 (price_360.seats)
Glenfarclas 15 360° high (like for like): $278 (price_360.seats)
Aberlour 14 for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker: 91% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberlour 14 drinker's answer for Glenfarclas 15 as a share of their own bottle: 78% (price_360.seats seat / peer_ticket)
Glenfarclas 15 usual price: $130 (price_guide.usual)
Glenfarclas 15 lowest seen: $130 (price_guide.seen_low)
Glenfarclas 15 highest seen: $195 (price_guide.seen_high)
what a Glengoyne 21 drinker would pay for Glenfarclas 15: $278 (price_360.seats.seat)
Glengoyne 21 drinker's answer for Glenfarclas 15 as a share of their own bottle: 77% (seat / peer_ticket)
Glengoyne 21 for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker: 89% (stand_ins.alternatives)
Tamdhu 15 for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker: 100% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Tamdhu 15 price as a share of Glenfarclas 15: 155% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Tamdhu 15 price this week: $202 (price.ticket)
The GlenDronach 15 Revival for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker: 100% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The GlenDronach 15 Revival price as a share of Glenfarclas 15: 135% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
The GlenDronach 15 Revival price this week: $176 (price.ticket)
The GlenDronach 15 Revival usual price: $176 (price_guide.usual)
The Glendronach 12 for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The Glendronach 12 price as a share of Glenfarclas 15: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
The Glendronach 12 price this week: $119 (price.ticket)
The Glendronach 12 usual price: $119 (price_guide.usual)
The Glendronach 12 lowest seen: $100 (price_guide.seen_low)
The Glendronach 12 highest seen: $119 (price_guide.seen_high)
Glenfarclas 15 per standard drink: $5.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glenfarclas 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25 (size × ABV)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
Glengoyne 21 per standard drink: $15.20 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tamdhu 15 per standard drink: $7.95 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The GlenDronach 15 Revival per standard drink: $6.93 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberlour 14 per standard drink: $7.24 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glengoyne 21: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Tamdhu 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
The GlenDronach 15 Revival: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
Aberlour 14: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$184.99list 11-05

CE 360° $114.10 · 12.2% over · #55 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $7.28 · #56 of 75 in Speyside

59 pieces · observed

Glengoyne 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$360.99list 11-05

CE 360° $281.50 · 22.0% over · #31 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $15.20 · #33 of 36 in Highlands

60 pieces · observed

Tamdhu 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky