Scotch at Dan Murphy's, priced every Thursday. Lagavulin 16 and the ten bottles that define it.
Dan Murphy's · week of 2026-11-05
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The Whisky Desk
@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Aberlour desk
Aberlour 14 comes to $7.24 a standard drink, a shade over the $6.28 a pint works out to at the pub across its two drinks, so a pour at home sits in much the same place. More on it 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: Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
  • Aberlour 14 price this week: $160 (price.ticket)
  • Aberlour 14 360° low (like for like): $93 (price_360.seats)
  • Aberlour 14 360° high (like for like): $178 (price_360.seats)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask for an Aberlour 14 drinker: 98% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask price this week: $105 (price.ticket)
  • Aberlour 14 usual price: $140 (price_guide.usual)
  • Aberlour 14 lowest seen: $140 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Aberlour 14 highest seen: $160 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • what a Glenfiddich 18 drinker would pay for Aberlour 14: $148 (price_360.seats.seat)
  • Glenfiddich 18 drinker's answer for Aberlour 14 as a share of their own bottle: 82% (seat / peer_ticket)
  • Glenfiddich 18 for an Aberlour 14 drinker: 87% (stand_ins.alternatives)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask price as a share of Aberlour 14: 66% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask usual price: $113 (price_guide.usual)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask lowest seen: $99 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask highest seen: $120 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • Tamdhu 12 for an Aberlour 14 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Tamdhu 12 price as a share of Aberlour 14: 61% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Tamdhu 12 price this week: $98 (price.ticket)
  • Glengoyne 15 for an Aberlour 14 drinker: 94% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Glengoyne 15 price as a share of Aberlour 14: 101% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Glengoyne 15 price this week: $162 (price.ticket)
  • Aberlour 14 per standard drink: $7.24 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Aberlour 14: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22 (size × ABV)
  • Glenfiddich 18 per standard drink: $8.14 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask per standard drink: $4.75 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Tamdhu 12 per standard drink: $4.13 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Glengoyne 15 per standard drink: $6.82 (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)
  • Glenfiddich 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • Aberlour 12 Double Cask: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • Tamdhu 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
  • Glengoyne 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
  • under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Aberlour 12 Double Cask and Tamdhu 12
  • over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Aberlour 14, Glenfiddich 18 and Glengoyne 15 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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