Sources

• Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Dewar's 15 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Dewar's 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL, Dimple 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL.
• Dewar's 15 price this week: $80 (price.ticket)
• Dewar's 15 360° low (like for like): $52 (price_360.seats)
• Dewar's 15 360° high (like for like): $66 (price_360.seats)
• Dewar's 12 for a Dewar's 15 drinker: 97% (brand.siblings.stand_ins.sib_for_me.share)
• Dewar's 12 price this week: $69 (price.ticket)
• Dewar's 15 usual price: $80 (price_guide.usual)
• what a Dewar's 12 drinker would pay for Dewar's 15: $60 (price_360.seats.seat)
• Dewar's 12 drinker's answer for Dewar's 15 as a share of their own bottle: 87% (seat / peer_ticket)
• Dewar's 12 price as a share of Dewar's 15: 86% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Dewar's 12 usual price: $63 (price_guide.usual)
• Dewar's 12 lowest seen: $63 (price_guide.seen_low)
• Dewar's 12 highest seen: $69 (price_guide.seen_high)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 for a Dewar's 15 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 price as a share of Dewar's 15: 85% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 price this week: $68 (price.ticket)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 usual price: $62 (price_guide.usual)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 lowest seen: $62 (price_guide.seen_low)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 highest seen: $68 (price_guide.seen_high)
• Dimple 12 for a Dewar's 15 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
• Dimple 12 price as a share of Dewar's 15: 67% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
• Dimple 12 price this week: $54 (price.ticket)
• Dimple 12 usual price: $54 (price_guide.usual)
• Dimple 12 lowest seen: $54 (price_guide.seen_low)
• Dimple 12 highest seen: $58 (price_guide.seen_high)
• Dewar's 15 per standard drink: $3.62 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Dewar's 12 per standard drink: $3.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 per standard drink: $3.08 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
• Dimple 12 per standard drink: $2.44 (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)
• Dewar's 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• Dewar's 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• Label 5 Premium Reserve 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• Dimple 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
• under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Dewar's 15, Dewar's 12, Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 and Dimple 12
• over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

Omissions

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Notes for reviewer

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