From the Laphroaig desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-11-05

Tastes like Laphroaig 10

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1/Both reviews land on peat. If Laphroaig 10 is your bottle, the one that tastes most like it is Caol Ila 12: it gives a Laphroaig 10 drinker about 82% of what the Laphroaig 10 does, for $29 more.

2/Pour the Laphroaig 10 and it's brine-laden peat, iodine, charcoal and sticking plaster. The Caol Ila 12 goes gentler: fish and bacon with a squeeze of lemon at a beach barbecue, a lift of allspice. Peat runs through both reviews.

3/This week the Laphroaig 10 is $109 and the Caol Ila 12 is $138 at Dan Murphy's. That's $4.93 a pour at home against $5.81, both under a pint at the pub. Stay with the Laphroaig 10 if it's your bottle; reach for the Caol Ila 12 when you want a change.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Caol Ila 12 for a Laphroaig 10 drinker (share of what the Laphroaig 10 gives): 82% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Laphroaig 10 price this week: $109 (price.ticket)
Caol Ila 12 price this week: $138 (price.ticket)
Caol Ila 12 costs more than Laphroaig 10 by: $29 (price.ticket diff)
flavour words in both reviews (Laphroaig 10, Caol Ila 12): peat (identity.review_text (both))
Laphroaig 10 per standard drink: $4.93 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Caol Ila 12 per standard drink: $5.81 (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)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Caol Ila 12 is the nearest to Laphroaig 10 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Caol Ila 12 gives a Laphroaig 10 drinker about 82% of what the Laphroaig 10 does, and costs $29 more.
Laphroaig 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Caol Ila 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Laphroaig 10 and Caol Ila 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

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$108.85list 11-05

CE 360° $86.43 · 10.9% over · #5 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.93 · #12 of 16 in Islay

25 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

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