Aberlour 12 Double Cask: stand-in 1

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-29 · from the Aberlour desk

Like the Aberlour 12 Double Cask? Pour a Tamdhu 12: dry and citrusy, hazelnut and sherry, then cinnamon and banoffee. It gives an Aberlour 12 Double Cask drinker about 97% of the whisky, for 93% of the price, $98 for members. More in this week's piece.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Edradour 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Aberlour 12 Double Cask price this week: $105 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask 360° low (like for like): $79 (price_360.seats)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask 360° high (like for like): $156 (price_360.seats)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask usual price: $109 (price_guide.usual)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask lowest seen: $99 (price_guide.seen_low)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask highest seen: $120 (price_guide.seen_high)
what a Glengoyne 15 drinker would pay for Aberlour 12 Double Cask: $139 (price_360.seats.seat)
Glengoyne 15 drinker's answer for Aberlour 12 Double Cask as a share of their own bottle: 86% (seat / peer_ticket)
Glengoyne 15 for an Aberlour 12 Double Cask drinker: 93% (stand_ins.alternatives)
Edradour 10 for an Aberlour 12 Double Cask drinker: 98% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Edradour 10 price as a share of Aberlour 12 Double Cask: 107% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Edradour 10 price this week: $112 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 14 for an Aberlour 12 Double Cask drinker: 98% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberlour 14 price as a share of Aberlour 12 Double Cask: 152% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberlour 14 price this week: $160 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 14 usual price: $150 (price_guide.usual)
Aberlour 14 lowest seen: $140 (price_guide.seen_low)
Aberlour 14 highest seen: $160 (price_guide.seen_high)
Tamdhu 12 for an Aberlour 12 Double Cask drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Tamdhu 12 price as a share of Aberlour 12 Double Cask: 93% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Tamdhu 12 price this week: $98 (price.ticket)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask per standard drink: $4.75 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glengoyne 15 per standard drink: $6.82 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Edradour 10 per standard drink: $5.07 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberlour 14 per standard drink: $7.24 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tamdhu 12 per standard drink: $4.13 (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)
Aberlour 12 Double Cask: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Glengoyne 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Edradour 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Aberlour 14: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Tamdhu 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Aberlour 12 Double Cask, Edradour 10 and Tamdhu 12
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Glengoyne 15 and Aberlour 14 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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

Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$112.99list 11-05

CE 360° $97.25 · 7.4% over · #38 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $5.11 · #41 of 75 in Speyside

42 pieces · observed

Glengoyne 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$161.99list 11-05

CE 360° $144.19 · 11.0% over · #15 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $5.47 · #19 of 36 in Highlands

73 pieces · observed

Edradour 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky