Tamdhu 12: neighbours' price · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-05 · from the Tamdhu desk

Hand a Glenfarclas 15 drinker a dram of Tamdhu 12 and I reckon they'd pay 64% of what their own bottle sets them back. Coming off all that deep sherry and dried fruit, Tamdhu's drier, more citrus-led sherry reads a touch lighter to them. More on it in this week's piece.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Tamdhu 12 price this week: $126 (price.ticket)
Tamdhu 12 360° low (like for like): $94 (price_360.seats)
Tamdhu 12 360° high (like for like): $184 (price_360.seats)
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 for a Tamdhu 12 drinker: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 price as a share of Tamdhu 12: 83% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
what a Glenfarclas 15 drinker would pay for Tamdhu 12: $118 (price_360.seats.seat)
Glenfarclas 15 drinker's answer for Tamdhu 12 as a share of their own bottle: 64% (seat / peer_ticket)
Glenfarclas 15 for a Tamdhu 12 drinker: 86% (stand_ins.alternatives)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask for a Tamdhu 12 drinker: 93% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask price as a share of Tamdhu 12: 90% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask price this week: $113 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask usual price: $113 (price_guide.usual)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask lowest seen: $99 (price_guide.seen_low)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask highest seen: $120 (price_guide.seen_high)
Aberlour 14 for a Tamdhu 12 drinker: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberlour 14 price as a share of Tamdhu 12: 111% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberlour 14 price this week: $140 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 14 usual price: $140 (price_guide.usual)
Aberlour 14 lowest seen: $140 (price_guide.seen_low)
Aberlour 14 highest seen: $160 (price_guide.seen_high)
Tamdhu 15 for a Tamdhu 12 drinker: 90% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Tamdhu 15 price as a share of Tamdhu 12: 160% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Tamdhu 15 price this week: $202 (price.ticket)
Tamdhu 12 per standard drink: $5.31 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glenfarclas 15 per standard drink: $7.28 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask per standard drink: $5.11 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberlour 14 per standard drink: $6.34 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tamdhu 15 per standard drink: $7.95 (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)
Tamdhu 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Glenfarclas 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
Aberlour 12 Double Cask: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Aberlour 14: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Tamdhu 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Tamdhu 12 and Aberlour 12 Double Cask
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Glenfarclas 15, Aberlour 14 and Tamdhu 15 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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

Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$125.99list 11-05

CE 360° $90.93 · 7.2% over · #37 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $5.31 · #42 of 75 in Speyside

60 pieces · observed

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$184.99list 11-05

CE 360° $114.10 · 12.2% over · #55 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $7.28 · #56 of 75 in Speyside

59 pieces · observed

Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky