1/A price guide for The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 and the three single malts closest to it. For each one: what it usually sells around, the range we've seen, and what it costs this week. Four bottles set side by side, so you can read this week against the usual and see where The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 sits among its nearest company.
2/| Bottle | Usually around | Range we've seen | This week | Per standard drink, this week | |---|---:|---|---:|---:| | The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 | $100 | $98–$105 | $105 | — | | Glenfiddich 15 | $140 | $125–$140 | $140 | $6.34 | | Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish | $137 | $125–$137 | $137 | — | | Aberlour 12 Double Cask | $109 | $99–$120 | $105 for members | $4.75 |
3/Read against the guide: The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 is $105, the top of what we've seen, and it usually sells around $100. Glenfiddich 15 and the Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish are both at their everyday price, $140 and $137. Aberlour 12 Double Cask is $105 for members; it usually sells around $109. The lows in those ranges came at Father's Day: Glenfiddich 15 and the Sherry Cask Finish at $125 each, Aberlour at $99.
None recorded.
None recorded.
{
"date": "2026-10-29",
"title": "A price guide: The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 and its closest single malts",
"angle": "price-guide",
"shape": "thread",
"masthead": "the-whisky-desk",
"status": "draft",
"may_publish": true,
"generator": "new",
"artefact_id": "2026-10-29-cycle/price-guide/the-balvenie-doublewood-12-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisk-76fd88",
"grounded_on": "2026-10-29.1",
"subjects": [
"The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"GLENFIDDICH 12YO SHERRY CASK FINISH 700ML",
"Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL"
],
"claims": [
{
"item": "The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"kind": "price",
"value": 104.85,
"basis": "list",
"stockcode": "903945"
},
{
"item": "Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"kind": "price",
"value": 139.99,
"basis": "list",
"stockcode": "903946"
},
{
"item": "GLENFIDDICH 12YO SHERRY CASK FINISH 700ML",
"kind": "price",
"value": 136.99,
"basis": "list",
"stockcode": "362342"
},
{
"item": "Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"kind": "price",
"value": 105,
"basis": "member",
"stockcode": "792092"
}
],
"score": 1300,
"news": [
{
"item": "Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
"trigger": "member_offer",
"pct": 7.1,
"member": 105,
"list": 112.99
}
],
"seed": 3925418615,
"plan_n": 141,
"plan_day": "Thu",
"plan_source": "derived from the article",
"writer": "claude -p --output-format json",
"tries": 1,
"passed_on_try": 1,
"needs_a_person": false,
"checks": {
"required facts": true,
"no invented reason": true,
"Australian spelling": true,
"machine habits": true,
"proofread": true,
"reluctance": true,
"post plan": true,
"no causal claims": true,
"invented flavours": true,
"swap reasons": true,
"banned words": true,
"length": true,
"comparisons": true,
"numbers traced": true,
"like for like": true
},
"audience": "public",
"written_by": "model",
"site_publish_share": false,
"site_share_pct": 50,
"verified_at": "2026-10-29T10:49:29.000Z",
"verified_by": "etl/price_verify.py",
"verified_prices": {
"362342": {
"value": 136.99,
"basis": "list"
},
"792092": {
"value": 105,
"basis": "member"
},
"903945": {
"value": 104.85,
"basis": "list"
},
"903946": {
"value": 139.99,
"basis": "list"
}
},
"verification_note": "4 price claim(s) verified live",
"quality_gate": "pass",
"gated_at": "2026-10-29T10:49:29.000Z",
"site_publish": false,
"quality_notes": "new generator: 15 of 15 checks passed"
}