Bowmore 12: price per drink · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

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

Caol Ila 12 costs $4 more a bottle than Bowmore 12, but at 43% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $4.17 a standard drink against $4.30. Per standard drink this week: • Highland Park 12 — $90, 40%, $4.07 • Caol Ila 12 — $99, 43%, $4.17 • Bowmore 12 — $95, 40%, $4.30 All three come in under a pint at the pub ($6.28 a standard drink). Pour the Caol Ila of an evening: fish and bacon off a beach barbecue, a squeeze of lemon, peppery peat drying the finish. After honey, heather and a wisp of smoke, it's the Highland Park; sweet smoke and peaches, the Bowmore.

560/280 · sources · mergedmay_publish truequality passsite_publish trueprices: 3 price claim(s) verified live

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Highland Park 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Highland Park 12 per standard drink: $4.07 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Highland Park 12 price this week: $90 (price.ticket)
Caol Ila 12 ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Caol Ila 12 per standard drink: $4.17 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Caol Ila 12 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Bowmore 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Bowmore 12 per standard drink: $4.30 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Bowmore 12 price this week: $95 (price.ticket)
Caol Ila 12 costs more a bottle than Bowmore 12 by: $4 (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): Caol Ila 12 costs $4 more a bottle than Bowmore 12, but at 43% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $4.17 a standard drink against $4.30.
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Bowmore 12, Caol Ila 12 and Highland Park 12
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

Bowmore 12

$109.99list 11-05

CE 360° $83.49 · 12.1% over · #7 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.98 · #13 of 16 in Islay

40 pieces · observed

Caol Ila 12

$137.99list 11-05

CE 360° $88.74 · 10.4% over · #4 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $5.81 · #15 of 16 in Islay

64 pieces · observed

Highland Park 12

$108.99list 11-05

CE 360° $74.58 · 17.1% over · #3 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $4.93 · #7 of 9 in Islands

23 pieces · observed

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