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Dan Murphy's · week of 2026-11-05
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The Whisky Desk
@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Tomatin desk
I keep noticing how often The Deveron 12 comes up when you tell me you love Tomatin 12. At $90, it gives a Tomatin 12 drinker about 98% of what that dram does, for 92% of the price. Soft and sweet, ripe peaches with a little ginger. More on Tomatin 12 in this week's piece.
273/280 · sources · mergedmay_publish falsequality passsite_publish falseprices: The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scot: claimed $89.99, live list...

Sources

  • Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Tomatin 12YO Single Malt Whisky 700mL, Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
  • Tomatin 12 price this week: $98 (price.ticket)
  • Tomatin 12 360° low (like for like): $77 (price_360.seats)
  • Tomatin 12 360° high (like for like): $109 (price_360.seats)
  • The Glenlivet 12 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 90% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • The Glenlivet 12 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 80% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Tomatin 12 usual price: $90 (price_guide.usual)
  • Tomatin 12 lowest seen: $90 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Tomatin 12 highest seen: $98 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • The Deveron 12 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 98% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • The Deveron 12 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 92% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • The Deveron 12 price this week: $90 (price.ticket)
  • The Deveron 12 usual price: $91 (price_guide.usual)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 price this week: $95 (price.ticket)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 usual price: $95 (price_guide.usual)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 lowest seen: $95 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 highest seen: $129 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • Deanston 12 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Deanston 12 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 99% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
  • Deanston 12 price this week: $97 (price.ticket)
  • Deanston 12 usual price: $112 (price_guide.usual)
  • Deanston 12 lowest seen: $97 (price_guide.seen_low)
  • Deanston 12 highest seen: $112 (price_guide.seen_high)
  • Tomatin 12 per standard drink: $4.13 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Aberfeldy 12 per standard drink: $4.71 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • The Deveron 12 per standard drink: $4.07 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Dalwhinnie 15 per standard drink: $4.00 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Deanston 12 per standard drink: $3.79 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • The Glenlivet 12 per standard drink: $3.56 (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)
  • Tomatin 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
  • Aberfeldy 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • The Deveron 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • Dalwhinnie 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
  • Deanston 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
  • The Glenlivet 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Tomatin 12, Aberfeldy 12, The Deveron 12, Dalwhinnie 15, Deanston 12 and The Glenlivet 12
  • over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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