Port Charlotte 10: price per drink

The Whisky Desk

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

Two Islays, side by side. Port Charlotte 10 is $146 this week, Caol Ila 12 is $138, so the Port Charlotte costs $8 more a bottle. Pour them and at 50% against 43% it's the cheaper drink: $5.29 a standard drink against $5.81. It runs darker than you'd expect, smoky and a touch medicinal, leaving you reaching for another. Per standard drink this week: — Ardbeg Wee Beastie: $3.51 — Lagavulin 8: $4.26 — Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat: $4.84 — Port Charlotte 10: $5.29 — Caol Ila 12: $5.81 A pint at the pub is about $6.28 a standard drink. Every pour here sits under it.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 11 Year Old Sweet Peat Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml, Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie ABV: 47.4% (identity.abv)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie per standard drink: $3.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie price this week: $92 (price.ticket)
Lagavulin 8 ABV: 48% (identity.abv)
Lagavulin 8 per standard drink: $4.26 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 8 price this week: $113 (price.ticket)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat per standard drink: $4.84 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat price this week: $115 (price.ticket)
Port Charlotte 10 ABV: 50% (identity.abv)
Port Charlotte 10 per standard drink: $5.29 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Port Charlotte 10 price this week: $146 (price.ticket)
Caol Ila 12 ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Caol Ila 12 per standard drink: $5.81 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Caol Ila 12 price this week: $138 (price.ticket)
Port Charlotte 10 costs more a bottle than Caol Ila 12 by: $8 (price.ticket difference)
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 POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Port Charlotte 10 costs $8 more a bottle than Caol Ila 12, but at 50% against 43% it's the cheaper drink: $5.29 a standard drink against $5.81.
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Port Charlotte 10, Lagavulin 8, Caol Ila 12, Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat and Ardbeg Wee Beastie
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

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky

$145.99list 11-05

CE 360° $127.43 · 12.7% over · #9 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $5.29 · #14 of 16 in Islay

58 pieces · observed

Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$112.99list 11-05

CE 360° $91.35 · 7.7% over · #1 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.26 · #8 of 16 in Islay

63 pieces · observed

Caol Ila 12