Bunnahabhain 12: per drink · The Whisky Guy

The Whisky Guy

@whiskypund77161 · 2026-11-05 · from the Bunnahabhain guy

I poured the Bunnahabhain 12 and there it was: sea salt, a little tangerine, smoke drifting off at the end. At $99 that's $3.87 a standard drink, about 26 to the bottle. A pint runs about $6.28 a standard drink; a quieter pour at home. More in this week's piece.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Bunnahabhain 12 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Bunnahabhain 12 360° low (like for like): $60 (price_360.seats)
Bunnahabhain 12 360° high (like for like): $131 (price_360.seats)
Tamdhu 12 for a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker: 93% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Tamdhu 12 drinker's answer for Bunnahabhain 12 as a share of their own bottle: 72% (price_360.seats seat / peer_ticket)
what a Tamdhu 12 drinker would pay for Bunnahabhain 12: $91 (price_360.seats.seat)
Lagavulin 16 for a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker: 86% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Lagavulin 16 price as a share of Bunnahabhain 12: 151% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Lagavulin 16 price this week: $150 (price.ticket)
Tamdhu 12 price as a share of Bunnahabhain 12: 127% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Tamdhu 12 price this week: $126 (price.ticket)
Bunnahabhain 12 per standard drink: $3.87 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Bunnahabhain 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26 (size × ABV)
Bunnahabhain 12: rank per standard drink: 134th of 310 (psd_rows)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
Tamdhu 12 per standard drink: $5.31 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Lagavulin 16 per standard drink: $6.31 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tamdhu 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Lagavulin 16: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Bunnahabhain 12

$127.99list 11-05

CE 360° $103.15 · 19.4% over · #15 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.87 · #6 of 16 in Islay

6 pieces · observed

Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$125.99list 11-05

CE 360° $90.93 · 7.2% over · #37 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $5.31 · #42 of 75 in Speyside

13 pieces · observed

Lagavulin 16 · reference

$149.90list 11-05

CE 360° $130.52 · 18.4% over · #14 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $6.31 · #16 of 16 in Islay

7 pieces · observed

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