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A price guide: Smokehead Islay and its closest single malts

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1/A price guide for Smokehead Islay and its two closest like-for-like bottles, Laphroaig Select Cask and Glen Moray Peated. All three are young, peated single malts in much the same bracket. Here's what each usually sells for, the range we've seen, and where this week falls against it.

2/The guide:

3/Laphroaig Select Cask is the row that stands out: $84 this week, the top of its range. It usually sells around $80, so if you're not in a hurry it tends to come in lower. Glen Moray Peated sits at $72, its everyday price; the $63 we've seen came at Father's Day. Smokehead Islay is $76 for members, the low end of its range.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Smokehead Islay Single Malt 700mL 40%, Laphroaig Select Cask Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glen Moray Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Smokehead Islay usual price: $79 (price_guide.usual)
Smokehead Islay lowest seen: $76 (price_guide.seen_low)
Smokehead Islay highest seen: $82 (price_guide.seen_high)
Smokehead Islay price this week: $76 (price.ticket)
Laphroaig Select Cask usual price: $80 (price_guide.usual)
Laphroaig Select Cask lowest seen: $75 (price_guide.seen_low)
Laphroaig Select Cask highest seen: $84 (price_guide.seen_high)
Laphroaig Select Cask per standard drink: $3.80 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Laphroaig Select Cask price this week: $84 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray Peated usual price: $72 (price_guide.usual)
Glen Moray Peated lowest seen: $63 (price_guide.seen_low)
Glen Moray Peated highest seen: $72 (price_guide.seen_high)
Glen Moray Peated per standard drink: $3.26 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glen Moray Peated price this week: $72 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray Peated Father's Day price: $63 (price_history.series (event week))
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)
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Laphroaig Select Cask and Glen Moray Peated
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

Omissions

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Notes for reviewer

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

Smokehead Islay Single Malt 700mL 40%

$81.99list 11-05

CE 360° $71.02 · 13.4% over · #10 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.71 · #5 of 16 in Islay

6 pieces · observed

Laphroaig Select Cask Scotch Whisky

$83.99list 11-05

CE 360° $65.74 · 12.3% over · #8 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.39 · #2 of 16 in Islay

6 pieces · observed

Glen Moray Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$71.99list 11-05

CE 360° $70.66 · 1.8% over · #12 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $2.67 · #8 of 75 in Speyside

5 pieces · observed

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