Tomatin 12: tasting · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-11-05 · from the Tomatin desk

Pleasantly sweet, a good malt base and a rush of bright summer fruit — clean, easy, nothing fussy. Tomatin 12 is $90 for members at Dan Murphy's, where it usually sells. It drinks like summer in a glass. More on it in this week's piece — what did your glass tell you?

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Tomatin 12YO Single Malt Whisky 700mL, Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Tomatin 12 price this week: $90 (price.ticket)
Tomatin 12 360° low (like for like): $84 (price_360.seats)
Tomatin 12 360° high (like for like): $133 (price_360.seats)
Tomatin 12 rating band (critics): 0% (identity.review_rating_pctile)
Tomatin 12 broad-liking band (drinkers): 42% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Tomatin 12 usual price: $90 (price_guide.usual)
Tomatin 12 lowest seen: $90 (price_guide.seen_low)
Tomatin 12 highest seen: $98 (price_guide.seen_high)
The Deveron 12 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 98% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The Deveron 12 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 101% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
The Deveron 12 price this week: $91 (price.ticket)
The Deveron 12 usual price: $91 (price_guide.usual)
Aberfeldy 12 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberfeldy 12 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 116% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberfeldy 12 price this week: $104 (price.ticket)
Aberfeldy 12 usual price: $104 (price_guide.usual)
Dalwhinnie 15 for a Tomatin 12 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Dalwhinnie 15 price as a share of Tomatin 12: 105% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Dalwhinnie 15 price this week: $95 (price.ticket)
Dalwhinnie 15 usual price: $95 (price_guide.usual)
Dalwhinnie 15 lowest seen: $95 (price_guide.seen_low)
Dalwhinnie 15 highest seen: $129 (price_guide.seen_high)
Tomatin 12 per standard drink: $3.79 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aberfeldy 12 per standard drink: $4.71 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Deveron 12 per standard drink: $4.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Dalwhinnie 15 per standard drink: $3.99 (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)
Tomatin 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Aberfeldy 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
The Deveron 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Dalwhinnie 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Tomatin 12, Aberfeldy 12, The Deveron 12 and Dalwhinnie 15
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

Tomatin 12YO Single Malt Whisky

$97.99list 11-05

CE 360° $92.15 · 6.0% over · #5 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $3.79 · #6 of 36 in Highlands

54 pieces · observed

Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$103.99list 11-05

CE 360° $98.16 · 5.6% over · #4 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.71 · #16 of 36 in Highlands

131 pieces · observed

The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky