1/Per standard drink: the five cheapest single malts at Dan Murphy's this week. Glen Moray Classic $2.67, Glen Moray Classic 1 litre $2.85, Spey River Bourbon Cask $2.85, Ardbeg An Oa $2.89, Glencadam Reserve American Oak Bourbon Barrel $3.12. The median of the 115 is $4.76.
2/Glen Moray Classic: $59 for members this week, 40% in a 700 mL bottle, about 22 standard drinks, so $2.67 a standard drink. First of 115 single malts. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
3/Glen Moray Classic 1 litre: $90 this week, 40%, about 32 standard drinks, so $2.85 a standard drink. Second of 115 single malts. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
4/Spey River Bourbon Cask: $63 for members this week, 40% in a 700 mL bottle, about 22 standard drinks, so $2.85 a standard drink. Third of 115 single malts. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
5/Ardbeg An Oa: $74 this week, 46.6% in a 700 mL bottle, about 26 standard drinks, so $2.89 a standard drink. Fourth of 115 single malts. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
6/Glencadam Reserve American Oak Bourbon Barrel: $69 for members this week, 40% in a 700 mL bottle, about 22 standard drinks, so $3.12 a standard drink. Fifth of 115 single malts. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
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