Laphroaig 10: per standard drink

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-01 · from the Laphroaig desk

Laphroaig 10 is $97 for members this week, 40% in a 700 mL bottle: about 22 standard drinks, so $4.39 a standard drink. Among single malts it sits 54th of 120, 11th of 16 from Islay, 188th of 318 overall. Few drams go this far into iodine and smouldering peat. Pour one and see.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.2; bottles: Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Laphroaig 10 price this week: $97 (price.ticket)
Laphroaig 10 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Laphroaig 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22 (per_drink.std_drinks (size x ABV))
Laphroaig 10 per standard drink: $4.39 (per_drink.price_per_std_drink)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
Laphroaig 10: rank per standard drink: 188th of 318 (psd_rows)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Laphroaig 10 is $97 for members this week, 40% in a 700 mL bottle: about 22 standard drinks, so $4.39 a standard drink. That is 54th of 120 single malts at Dan Murphy's, 11th of 16 from Islay, and 188th of 318 overall. A pint at the pub works out at $6.28 a standard drink.

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

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$108.85list 11-05

CE 360° $86.43 · 10.9% over · #5 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.93 · #12 of 16 in Islay

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