Highland Park 12: neighbours' price

The Whisky Guy

@whiskypund77161 · 2026-10-22 · from the Highland Park guy

Ask the drinkers of the bottles closest to Highland Park 12 what they'd give for it, each starting from what they pay for their own, and the answers land between $69 and $95. At $90 for members it settles near the upper end of that spread. The rest is in this week's piece.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Highland Park 12 price this week: $90 (price.ticket)
Highland Park 12 360° low (like for like): $69 (price_360.seats)
Highland Park 12 360° high (like for like): $95 (price_360.seats)
Highland Park 12 broad-liking band: 16% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Bowmore 12 for a Highland Park 12 drinker: 100% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Bowmore 12 price as a share of Highland Park 12: 106% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Bowmore 12 price this week: $95 (price.ticket)
Bowmore 12 usual price: $110 (price_guide.usual)
Bowmore 12 lowest seen: $95 (price_guide.seen_low)
Bowmore 12 highest seen: $110 (price_guide.seen_high)
Cragganmore 12 for a Highland Park 12 drinker: 99% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Cragganmore 12 price as a share of Highland Park 12: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Cragganmore 12 price this week: $86 (price.ticket)
Cragganmore 12 usual price: $86 (price_guide.usual)
Cragganmore 12 lowest seen: $86 (price_guide.seen_low)
Cragganmore 12 highest seen: $121 (price_guide.seen_high)
Highland Park 12 per standard drink: $4.07 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Bowmore 12 per standard drink: $4.30 (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)
Highland Park 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Bowmore 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Highland Park 12 and Bowmore 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

Highland Park 12

$108.99list 11-05

CE 360° $74.58 · 17.1% over · #3 of 9 in Islands

per standard drink $4.93 · #7 of 9 in Islands

13 pieces · observed

Bowmore 12

$109.99list 11-05

CE 360° $83.49 · 12.1% over · #7 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.98 · #13 of 16 in Islay

15 pieces · observed

Cragganmore 12

$85.90list 11-05

CE 360° $83.34 · 3.0% over · #19 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $3.89 · #29 of 75 in Speyside

6 pieces · observed

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