The Shinobu: price per drink · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

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

Three Japanese blends sit close together this week, each a different strength. Kurayoshi The Tottori costs $3 more a bottle than Tenjaku Blended, yet at 43% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $3.12 a standard drink against $3.21. Per standard drink: - Tenjaku, 40%: $3.21, raw grain and old wood, vanilla over bourbon-barrel sweetness - Kurayoshi The Tottori, 43%: $3.12, floral, orange blossom and honey - The Shinobu, 43%: $3.75, clean and refined, a touch of Mizunara oak All three pour for less than a pint at the pub. Honey, grain or Mizunara, there's a yes here for each.

578/280 · sources · mergedmay_publish truequality passsite_publish falseprices: 3 price claim(s) verified live

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: The Shinobu Blended Japanese Whisky 700mL, Kurayoshi The Tottori Blended Japanese Whisky 700mL, Tenjaku Blended Japanese Whisky 700mL.
Kurayoshi The Tottori ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Kurayoshi The Tottori per standard drink: $3.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Kurayoshi The Tottori price this week: $74 (price.ticket)
Tenjaku Blended ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Tenjaku Blended per standard drink: $3.21 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tenjaku Blended price this week: $71 (price.ticket)
The Shinobu ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
The Shinobu per standard drink: $3.75 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Shinobu price this week: $89 (price.ticket)
Kurayoshi The Tottori costs more a bottle than Tenjaku Blended by: $3 (price.ticket difference)
The Shinobu Blended per standard drink: $3.75 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Kurayoshi The Tottori Blended per standard drink: $3.12 (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)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Kurayoshi The Tottori costs $3 more a bottle than Tenjaku Blended, but at 43% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $3.12 a standard drink against $3.21.
The Shinobu Blended: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Kurayoshi The Tottori Blended: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: The Shinobu Blended, Kurayoshi The Tottori Blended and Tenjaku Blended
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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

The Shinobu Blended Japanese Whisky

$109.99list 11-05

CE 360° $86.86 · 2.4% over · #2 of 26 in Japan

per standard drink $4.63 · #11 of 26 in Japan

3 pieces · observed

Kurayoshi The Tottori Blended Japanese Whisky

$96.99list 11-05

CE 360° $70.76 · 4.4% over · #6 of 26 in Japan

per standard drink $4.08 · #5 of 26 in Japan

3 pieces · observed

Tenjaku Blended Japanese Whisky

$91.99list 11-05

CE 360° $70.13 · 1.2% over · #1 of 26 in Japan

per standard drink $4.16 · #6 of 26 in Japan

3 pieces · observed

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