Talisker 10: per drink · The Whisky Desk

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

Talisker 10 is $92, about 25 standard drinks in the bottle, so a pour at home runs $3.64 a drink, against about $6.28 a standard drink for a pint at the pub. Pour it when you want cracked pepper and sweet seaweed on a cold night. More in this week's piece. Which way tonight?

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Talisker 10 price this week: $92 (price.ticket)
Talisker 10 360° low (like for like): $90 (price_360.seats)
Talisker 10 360° high (like for like): $135 (price_360.seats)
Talisker 10 broad-liking band: 3% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Ledaig 10 for a Talisker 10 drinker: 99% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Ledaig 10 price as a share of Talisker 10: 108% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Ledaig 10 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Ledaig 10 usual price: $104 (price_guide.usual)
Ledaig 10 lowest seen: $99 (price_guide.seen_low)
Ledaig 10 highest seen: $112 (price_guide.seen_high)
Lagavulin 8 for a Talisker 10 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Lagavulin 8 price as a share of Talisker 10: 108% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Lagavulin 8 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Port Charlotte 10 for a Talisker 10 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Port Charlotte 10 price as a share of Talisker 10: 159% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Port Charlotte 10 price this week: $146 (price.ticket)
Port Charlotte 10 usual price: $146 (price_guide.usual)
Port Charlotte 10 lowest seen: $120 (price_guide.seen_low)
Port Charlotte 10 highest seen: $146 (price_guide.seen_high)
Talisker 10 per standard drink: $3.64 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Talisker 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25 (size × ABV)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
Caol Ila 12 per standard drink: $4.17 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ledaig 10 per standard drink: $3.87 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 8 per standard drink: $3.73 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Port Charlotte 10 per standard drink: $5.29 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Caol Ila 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Ledaig 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
Lagavulin 8: standard drinks in the bottle: about 27
Port Charlotte 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 28

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

Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$107.99list 11-05

CE 360° $77.70 · 15.5% over · #2 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $3.64 · #3 of 9 in Islands

22 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

Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky