From the Talisker desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-22

Tastes like Talisker 10

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1/If Talisker 10 is your bottle, the one that tastes closest is Ledaig 10. Across the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's it's the nearest twin, by the words in the reviews and by what drinkers reach for. It gives you about 96% of the Talisker, and costs $7 more.

2/Talisker 10 in the glass: smoke over a sweet, pear-like note, with heather and a cracked black pepper finish. Ledaig 10: a brisk punch of peat smoke, ripe barley and honeyed vanilla, with a soothing sweetness underneath. Both reviews land on the same word: smoky.

3/This week at Dan Murphy's: Talisker 10 is $92 for members, Ledaig 10 is $99 for members. A yes for each. Stay with the Talisker 10 if it's already your pour; reach for the Ledaig 10 when you fancy a change and don't mind the $7.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Ledaig 10 for a Talisker 10 drinker (share of what the Talisker 10 gives): 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Talisker 10 price this week: $92 (price.ticket)
Ledaig 10 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Ledaig 10 costs more than Talisker 10 by: $7 (price.ticket diff)
flavour words in both reviews (Talisker 10, Ledaig 10): smoky (identity.review_text (both))
Talisker 10 per standard drink: $3.64 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ledaig 10 per standard drink: $3.87 (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)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Ledaig 10 is the nearest to Talisker 10 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Ledaig 10 gives a Talisker 10 drinker about 96% of what the Talisker 10 does, and costs $7 more.
Talisker 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
Ledaig 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Talisker 10 and Ledaig 10
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

Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$107.99list 11-05

CE 360° $77.70 · 15.5% over · #2 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $3.64 · #3 of 9 in Islands

22 pieces · observed

Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$111.99list 11-05

CE 360° $87.68 · 19.6% over · #4 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $4.38 · #5 of 9 in Islands

22 pieces · observed

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