Smokehead High Voltage Islay: price per drink

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Smokehead desk

The bottle that costs more is the cheaper drink. Smokehead High Voltage costs $19 more a bottle than Ardbeg Wee Beastie, but at 58% against 47.4% it's the cheaper drink: $3.90 a standard drink against $4.05. Per standard drink this week: Lagavulin 8 at $3.73, Smokehead at $3.90, Wee Beastie at $4.05, Port Charlotte 10 at $5.29. All four under a pint at the pub, about $6.28. Smokehead is campfire and brine over caramel. Wee Beastie, five years, wood smoke and bacon fat. Lagavulin 8 keeps to the salt shore, breezy. Port Charlotte 10, ten years, meaty smoke into butterscotch. Whichever peat you like, there's a yes here.

624/280 · sources · mergedmay_publish falsequality heldsite_publish falseprices: Smokehead High Voltage Islay Single Malt: claimed $124.99, live list...

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Smokehead High Voltage Islay Single Malt Whisky 700mL, Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Lagavulin 8 ABV: 48% (identity.abv)
Lagavulin 8 per standard drink: $3.73 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 8 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Smokehead High Voltage Islay ABV: 58% (identity.abv)
Smokehead High Voltage Islay per standard drink: $3.90 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Smokehead High Voltage Islay price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie ABV: 47.4% (identity.abv)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie per standard drink: $4.05 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie price this week: $106 (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)
Smokehead High Voltage Islay costs more a bottle than Ardbeg Wee Beastie by: $19 (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): Smokehead High Voltage Islay costs $19 more a bottle than Ardbeg Wee Beastie, but at 58% against 47.4% it's the cheaper drink: $3.90 a standard drink against $4.05.
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Smokehead High Voltage Islay, Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Lagavulin 8 and Port Charlotte 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

Smokehead High Voltage Islay Single Malt Whisky

$126.99list 11-05

CE 360° $102.12 · 18.3% over · #13 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.96 · #7 of 16 in Islay

3 pieces · observed

Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$91.99list 11-05

CE 360° $96.46 · 9.0% over · #3 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.51 · #3 of 16 in Islay

44 pieces · observed

Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky