The Glenlivet 15: price per drink

The Whisky Guy

@whiskypund77161 · 2026-11-01 · from the Glenlivet guy

Glenlivet 12 costs $1 more a bottle than The Glenlivet 15: $126 against $125, near enough the same money. Then you pour. The 12 sits at 40%, the 15 at 40% too, yet the 12 comes out $3.99 a standard drink against the 15 at $5.66. The one that costs more a bottle is the cheaper glass. Per standard drink this week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 — $3.12 The Glenlivet 12 — $3.56 Glenlivet 12 — $3.99 Aultmore 12, at 46% — $4.57 The Glenlivet 15 — $5.66 Each is a pour at home for less than a pint at the pub, about $6.28. Younger or older, there's one here to suit.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.2; bottles: The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1L, The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aultmore AULTMORE® 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 per standard drink: $3.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 price this week: $69 (price.ticket)
The Glenlivet 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
The Glenlivet 12 per standard drink: $3.56 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Glenlivet 12 price this week: $79 (price.ticket)
Glenlivet 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Glenlivet 12 per standard drink: $3.99 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glenlivet 12 price this week: $126 (price.ticket)
Aultmore 12 ABV: 46% (identity.abv)
Aultmore 12 per standard drink: $4.57 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Aultmore 12 price this week: $116 (price.ticket)
The Glenlivet 15 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
The Glenlivet 15 per standard drink: $5.66 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
The Glenlivet 15 price this week: $125 (price.ticket)
Glenlivet 12 costs more a bottle than The Glenlivet 15 by: $1 (price.ticket difference)
Aultmore AULTMORE® 12 per standard drink: $4.57 (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): Glenlivet 12 costs $1 more a bottle than The Glenlivet 15, but at 40% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $3.99 a standard drink against $5.66.
Aultmore AULTMORE® 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: The Glenlivet 15, Glenlivet 12, The Singleton of Dufftown 12, The Glenlivet 12 and Aultmore AULTMORE® 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

The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$152.99list 11-05

CE 360° $117.76 · 5.8% over · #35 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $6.93 · #54 of 75 in Speyside

20 pieces · observed

Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$125.99list 11-05

CE 360° $84.91 · 3.7% over · #24 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $3.17 · #19 of 75 in Speyside

1 piece · observed

The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky