From the Talisker desk · Thread · Value pick · 2026-11-05

Talisker 10: the everyday stand-in for Ledaig 10

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1/Poured the Talisker 10 beside the Ledaig 10 this week and kept drifting back to it. $92 for members at Dan Murphy's, ten years, 45.8%: sweet pear under the smoke, sweet seaweed, a cracked pepper finish. For a Ledaig drinker, 99% of what the Ledaig gives, for 82% of the price.

2/The Ledaig 10 is $112 this week, Tobermory's peated one, and it earns its following: bracing earthy peat smoke, ripe barley, honeyed vanilla, a little olive brine. What a Ledaig 10 drinker gives up with the Talisker 10 is mostly the name on the label.

3/Keep the Ledaig 10 if you love it: at $112 it's still the one for its fans. The Talisker 10 is the one for every other night, around $3.64 a pour at home against the Ledaig's $4.38. At Dan Murphy's this week, the Talisker at $92 is the easy one for the cupboard.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Talisker 10 for a Ledaig 10 drinker (share of what the Ledaig 10 gives): 99% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Talisker 10 price as a share of the Ledaig 10's, this week: 82% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Talisker 10 price this week: $92 (price.ticket)
Ledaig 10 price this week: $112 (price.ticket)
Talisker 10 per standard drink: $3.64 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Ledaig 10 per standard drink: $4.38 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Talisker 10 ABV: 45.8% (identity.abv)
WHAT IT GIVES UP (fixed: keep its meaning; never give another reason): What a Ledaig 10 drinker gives up with the Talisker 10 is mostly the name on the label.

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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

Ledaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$111.99list 11-05

CE 360° $87.68 · 19.6% over · #4 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $4.38 · #5 of 9 in Islands

22 pieces · observed

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