Lagavulin 16: price per drink

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-01 · from the Lagavulin desk

Friday night, two Islay bottles on the bench look almost twins. Caol Ila 12 is $99 this week, Bowmore 12 is $95. So Caol Ila costs $4 more a bottle. But at 43% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $4.17 a standard drink against $4.30. Per standard drink: Bowmore 12 $4.30, Caol Ila 12 $4.17, Bunnahabhain 12 $5.01, Lagavulin 16 $6.74, Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat $6.95. A pint at the pub is about $13, near two standard drinks, so $6.28 each. Bowmore, Caol Ila and Bunnahabhain come in under; the two Lagavulins sit over. Pick by taste. The price per pour won't trip you up.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.2; bottles: Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 11 Year Old Sweet Peat Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml, Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL.
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)
Bunnahabhain 12 ABV: 46.3% (identity.abv)
Bunnahabhain 12 per standard drink: $5.01 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Bunnahabhain 12 price this week: $128 (price.ticket)
Lagavulin 16 ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Lagavulin 16 per standard drink: $6.74 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 16 price this week: $160 (price.ticket)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat ABV: 43% (identity.abv)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat per standard drink: $6.95 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat price this week: $165 (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 Bunnahabhain 12
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Lagavulin 16 and Lagavulin 11 Sweet Peat (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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

Lagavulin 16 · reference

$149.90list 11-05

CE 360° $130.52 · 18.4% over · #14 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $6.31 · #16 of 16 in Islay

19 pieces · observed

Lagavulin 11 Year Old Sweet Peat Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$164.99list 11-05

CE 360° $142.09 · 13.9% over · #11 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.84 · #11 of 16 in Islay

6 pieces · observed

Bowmore 12