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Dan Murphy's · week of 2026-11-05
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The Whisky Desk
@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-05 · from the Glendronach desk
Hand The Glendronach 12 to drinkers of its nearest bottles and they'd pay $90 to $248 for it, each from what their own bottle costs. The closest, a Glenfarclas 15 drinker, lands at $125, 68% of their own. It's $110 this week. More in this week's piece. Where would you sit?
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  • Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: The Glendronach 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The GlenDronach 15 Year Old Revival Whisky 700mL, Edradour 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
  • The Glendronach 12 price this week: $110 (price.ticket)
  • The Glendronach 12 360° low (like for like): $90 (price_360.seats)
  • The Glendronach 12 360° high (like for like): $248 (price_360.seats)
  • Glenfarclas 15 for a The Glendronach 12 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Glenfarclas 15 drinker's answer for The Glendronach 12 as a share of their own bottle: 68% (price_360.seats seat / peer_ticket)
  • The Glendronach 12 usual price: $119 (price_guide.usual)
  • The Glendronach 12 lowest seen: $100 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • The Glendronach 12 highest seen: $119 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • what a Glenfarclas 15 drinker would pay for The Glendronach 12: $125 (price_360.seats.seat)
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival for a The Glendronach 12 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival price as a share of The Glendronach 12: 160% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival price this week: $176 (price.ticket)
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival usual price: $176 (price_guide.usual)
  • Edradour 10 for a The Glendronach 12 drinker: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Edradour 10 price as a share of The Glendronach 12: 102% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Edradour 10 price this week: $112 (price.ticket)
  • Glengoyne 18 for a The Glendronach 12 drinker: 87% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Glengoyne 18 price as a share of The Glendronach 12: 251% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Glengoyne 18 price this week: $276 (price.ticket)
  • Glengoyne 18 usual price: $276 (price_guide.usual)
  • Glengoyne 18 lowest seen: $220 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Glengoyne 18 highest seen: $276 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • Glenfarclas 15 per standard drink: $7.28 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival per standard drink: $6.93 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Edradour 10 per standard drink: $5.07 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Glengoyne 18 per standard drink: $11.62 (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)
  • Glenfarclas 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
  • The GlenDronach 15 Revival: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
  • Edradour 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • Glengoyne 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
  • under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Edradour 10
  • over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Glenfarclas 15, The GlenDronach 15 Revival and Glengoyne 18 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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