Johnnie Walker 18: per drink · The Whisky Desk

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@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-05 · from the Johnnie Walker desk

Pour one after dinner, lamps low. Johnnie Walker 18 works out at $5.93 a standard drink, just under a pub pint's $6.28 a standard drink. Woodsmoke off green twigs, honey over baked apples, a catch of smoke into the finish. More 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: Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Johnnie Walker 18 price this week: $131 (price.ticket)
Johnnie Walker 18 360° low (like for like): $120 (price_360.seats)
Johnnie Walker 18 360° high (like for like): $231 (price_360.seats)
Johnnie Walker 18 rating band (critics): 21% (identity.review_rating_pctile)
Johnnie Walker 18 broad-liking band (drinkers): 7% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Royal Salute 21 for a Johnnie Walker 18 drinker: 91% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Royal Salute 21 price as a share of Johnnie Walker 18: 160% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Royal Salute 21 price this week: $210 (price.ticket)
Chivas Regal 18 for a Johnnie Walker 18 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Chivas Regal 18 price as a share of Johnnie Walker 18: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Chivas Regal 18 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
Johnnie Walker 18 per standard drink: $5.93 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Johnnie Walker 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22 (size × ABV)
Johnnie Walker 18: rank per standard drink: 227th of 310 (psd_rows)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
Chivas Regal 18 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Royal Salute 21 per standard drink: $9.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Chivas Regal 18: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Royal Salute 21: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22

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

Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$130.99list 11-05

CE 360° $131.20 · 26.7% over · #8 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $5.93 · #9 of 9 in Islands

37 pieces · observed

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$124.95list 11-05

CE 360° $114.19 · 8.6% over · #44 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $5.66 · #44 of 75 in Speyside

57 pieces · observed

Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

$209.99list 11-05

CE 360° $222.78 · 14.3% over · #63 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $9.51 · #61 of 75 in Speyside

47 pieces · observed

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