The Glenlivet 15: tasting · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-29 · from the Glenlivet desk

Smooth and easy to like: perfumed oak, apple and pear, a whisper of white pepper, with pineapple and honey sneaking in. The Glenlivet 15, $125 for members. That's about $5.66 a standard drink, a touch under a pint at the pub. More on it in this week's piece.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
The Glenlivet 15 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
The Glenlivet 15 360° low (like for like): $67 (price_360.seats)
The Glenlivet 15 360° high (like for like): $177 (price_360.seats)
The Glenlivet 12 for a The Glenlivet 15 drinker: 93% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
The Glenlivet 12 price this week: $79 (price.ticket)
what a The Glenlivet 18 drinker would pay for The Glenlivet 15: $177 (price_360.seats.seat)
The Glenlivet 18 drinker's answer for The Glenlivet 15 as a share of their own bottle: 71% (seat / peer_ticket)
The Glenlivet 18 for a The Glenlivet 15 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives)
The Glenlivet 18 price as a share of The Glenlivet 15: 200% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
The Glenlivet 18 price this week: $250 (price.ticket)
Aberfeldy 12 for a The Glenlivet 15 drinker: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberfeldy 12 price as a share of The Glenlivet 15: 83% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberfeldy 12 price this week: $104 (price.ticket)
Aberfeldy 12 usual price: $104 (price_guide.usual)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 for a The Glenlivet 15 drinker: 94% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 price as a share of The Glenlivet 15: 55% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 price this week: $69 (price.ticket)
The Glenlivet 15 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberfeldy 12 per standard drink: $4.71 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 per standard drink: $3.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Glenlivet 12 per standard drink: $3.56 (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 Glenlivet 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Aberfeldy 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
The Singleton of Dufftown 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
The Glenlivet 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: The Glenlivet 15, Aberfeldy 12, The Singleton of Dufftown 12 and The Glenlivet 12
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 Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$152.99list 11-05

CE 360° $117.76 · 5.8% over · #35 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $6.93 · #54 of 75 in Speyside

45 pieces · observed

The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$249.99list 11-05

CE 360° $165.98 · 10.3% over · #51 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $7.70 · #57 of 75 in Speyside

65 pieces · observed

Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky