The Johnnie Walker Black Label Priceindex!!!

Related whiskies : Johnnie Walker Black Label

by **Mr Fjeld** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:57 pm

As a follow up on the discussion of prices in the various markets worldwide you can now post the prices of the different whiskies you wish to enquire about:

By the way, Johnnie Walker Black Label costs aprx. £ 33,- in Norway.

Thanks to Admiral, MGillespie and Kallaskander for bringing this up in this thread:
http://www.whiskymag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2652

Skål!
Christian

by **Lawrence** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:52 pm

JW Black 12 on the west coast of Canada costs $45.95 for the .750 bottle.

by **SpiritofShetland** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:30 pm

Mr Fjeld, I don't know where you get your prices, but in Norway a bottle of JW Black Babel goes for 379 NOK (or £33.16).

Or maybe are you referring to the price of one litre?

Btw. the price in the Norwegian Duty-Free shops is 275 NOK (per liter, equals 192,50 NOK for a bottle (0,7)). In prober money this is £16.84

by **Mr Fjeld** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:37 pm

SpiritofShetland wrote:Mr Fjeld, I don't know where you get your prices, but in Norway a bottle of JW Black Babel goes for 379 NOK (or £33.16).

Or maybe are you referring to the price of one litre?

Nok 379,- is the correct amount yes, but unfortunately something went terribly wrong with the currency calculator....
Thank you for correcting me!

Btw. the price in the Norwegian Duty-Free shops is 275 NOK (per liter, equals 192,50 NOK for a bottle (0,7)). In prober money this is £16.84

The duty free doesn't really apply as it's for travellers only.

Skål!
Christian

by **Admiral** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:15 am

Johnnie Walker Black Label retails for about AUS$42 for a 700ml bottle, which I guess compares reasonably well with the CAN$46 for a 750ml bottle mentioned by Lawrence.

by **bernstein** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:10 am

Okay, I hope I’ve got it right.
Johnnie Walker Black Label 0,7l is:

US 27 USD
AUS 42 AUSD
GER 25 EUR
GB 20 GBP
CDN(west) 42 CDND
N 379 NOK

Let’s say these amounts will equal 1 JWB (Johnnie Walker Black Price Index). The next step should be to compare different bottlings in terms of the JWB (to get back to the relativity thing).

In my neck of the woods for example that would read roughly as followes (again all 0,7l bottlings):

JW Black 1,0 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1,72 JWB
Bowmore Legend 0,8 JWB
Ardbeg 10 1,16 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1,36 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 2,28 JWB
Highland Park 18 2,0 JWB

Get out your calculators and report, please!

by **Admiral** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:54 am

Australia's contribution:

Lagavulin 16yo – 2.1 JWB
Bowmore Legend – 1.2 JWB
Ardbeg 10 – 1.67 JWB
Mac FO 12 – 1.8 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 – 3.5 JWB
Highland Park 18 – Not really available here.

Cheers,
Admiral

by **SpiritofShetland** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:23 am

Norway:

JW Black 1,0 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1,31 JWB
Bowmore Legend N/A
Ardbeg 10 1,26 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1,28 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 N/A
Highland Park 18 1,50 JWB

by **SpiritofShetland** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:27 am

Here's Sweden's too:

1 JWB = 339 SEK (£25.07)

JW Black 1,0 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1,60 JWB
Bowmore Legend N/A
Ardbeg 10 1,32 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1,32 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 1,98 JWB
Highland Park 18 1,47 JWB

by **Tom** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:49 am

Belgium (0.70L)

JW Black 1 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1,84 JWB
Bowmore Legend 1,12 JWB
Ardbeg 10 1,28 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1,6 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 2,4 JWB
Highland park 18 2 JWB

by **kallaskander** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:15 pm

Hi there,

in Germany it is like this:

JW Black 1 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1,60 JWB
Bowmore Legend 1,00 JWB
Ardbeg 10 1,48 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1,60 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 2,40 JWB
Highland Park 18 2,15 JWB

Greetings
kallaskander

PS Interesting. Just read Bernies post above. I think we have to consider local variations and start all over again. Don`t call me, I´m off to Norway.

by **lambda** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:04 pm

I just checked our some recent prices in the Netherlands. I came up with this list from a popular whisky shop:

JW Black 1,0 JWB
Lagavulin 16 1.61 JWB
Bowmore Legend 0.97 JWB
Ardbeg 10 1.50 JWB
Macallan FO 12 1.70 JWB
Glenfarclas 21 2.17 JWB
Highland Park 18 2.17 JWB

That looks pretty similar to kallaskander's list (which is not too unsuprising). The glenfarclas looks quite cheap, but looking at other shops, it might as well be around the 2,40 that kallaskander mentioned on average.

Funny to see that the scandinavian countries have low prices in terms of JWB. I suppose that's because of the high taxation on alcohol.

by **Josh** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:17 pm

In India it will have to be a "grey market " index , and depending on who your bootlegger is and what he bootlegger offers.

Bond:

This is interesting and , since Delhi is by far the biggest market here, what's our JWB index?

Josh

by **Deactivated Member** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:31 am

JWB is listed at the big local packy at $30. Of course, some anal fool has to put this info in a table, so here it is. Widen your window as necessary. I have taken the liberty of rounding to tenths. If others wish to add, or if we want to add more bottles, I'll try to update. Maybe.

Label............................Au......Be.....DeB...DeK....Ne.....No.....Se......UST......Vic
Ardbeg 10....................1.7.....1.3.....1.2.....1.5.....1.5.....1.3.....1.3.....1.3.....1.6
Bowmore Legend.........1.2.....1.1.....0.8.....1.0.....1.0.....NA.....NA......0.6.....NA
Glenfarclas 21..............3.5.....2.4.....2.3.....2.4.....2.2.....NA.....2.0......NA.....NA
Highland Park 18..........NA.....2.0.....2.0.....2.2.....2.2.....1.5.....1.5.....2.0.....2.6
Lagavulin 16................2.1.....1.8.....1.7.....1.6.....1.6.....1.3.....1.6.....1.8.....1.6
Macallan FO 12 ...........1.8.....1.6.....1.4.....1.6.....1.7.....1.3.....1.3.....1.4.....NA

Au = Australia, Admiral
Be = Belgium, Tom
DeB = Deutschland, Bernie
DeK = Deutschland, kallaskander
Ne = Nederland, lambda
No = Norway, SoS
Se = Sweden, SoS
UST = Massachusetts, USA, Mr T (Macallan FO 10)
Vic = Victoria, BC, Canada, Lawrence

by **Lawrence** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:43 pm

We just have three on top of the JWB;

Ardbeg 10 1.56
Highland Park 18 2.63
Lagavulin 16 1.56

by **Mr Fjeld** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:38 am

Hi Lawrence!
It looks like the Highland Park 18 is relatively expensive in Canada! And it's probably worth every penny - or dollar - in my mind. Actually, I'd go so far as to say it's even better than the Lagavulin 16 and it definately deserves the hype the latter has been blessed with!

Skål!
Christian

by **Lawrence** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:57 am

It's curious about the HP 18 because right next door in Alberta it's half the price it is here. $66.50 vs $121, it's just silly.

by **Deactivated Member** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:09 am

Interesting to me that in BC, Lagavulin and Ardbeg are similarly priced (as they are in Norway). Most everywhere else, Ardbeg is relatively inexpensive and Lagavulin is rather pricey.

by **bernstein** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:04 am

MrTattieHeid wrote:Of course, some anal fool has to put this info in a table, so here it is.

I'm with you here :wink:

! Though it's difficult to create a table - at least I have no idea how to do it in BBCode - , I thought I'll rush to help and try do do it this way:

by **Mr Fjeld** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:25 am

Wow Bernie - it looks good!

Skål!
Christian

by **Deactivated Member** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:34 pm

Yes, and you are now officially the keeper of the table! Whew, that's a relief.

by **bernstein** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:39 pm

"Gimli, at your service!!"

by **MGillespie** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:02 am

This is great, gang! T's prices are right in line with my local pricing...

Mark

by **Admiral** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:32 am

I found the table depressing.....it confirmed for me once and for all that Australians pay far too much for whisky! :cry:

We pretty much had the highest numbers for every malt listed!

by **Deactivated Member** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:03 am

Well, first of all, given that you live on the far side of the world, it's not surprising that your prices would be high. But the other thing is that these are comparative numbers. Your 3.5 for Glenfarclas 21 does not necessarily denote a higher price than Sweden's 2.0. In fact, I would theorize that the countries with the smallest variation in prices are those with the highest taxes, and thus the highest pices overall, since the taxman doesn't care whether that litre of pure alcohol is 21-year-old whisky or three-week-old vodka. The quality/age price differential is therefore a smaller percentage of the actual price.

Addendum: Actually, Sweden's price comes to US$90, and yours, $113...too bad! But my point still stands, generally.

by **Admiral** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:27 am

I don't think it matters much, Mr T.....what we're talking about here is value for money, and we are all comparing that value against a known base currency - that is, what we'd pay for Johnnie Walker Black.

If I have to pay twice the cost of a JWB for a particular malt, when everybody else is only paying one-and-a-half times the cost of a JWB, then I still feel qualified to be miffed!! :wink:

Cheers,
Admiral

by **bernstein** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:28 am

Should we expand our range of labels - not to add to Admiral's depression, of course, just in order to widen our view? Any suggestions?

And are there any more members willing to compare their pricing to the pricing in the rest of the world? Join in!

by **Deactivated Member** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:05 am

It might be interesting to include certain basic and widely available bottlings, and then relatively widely available older bottlings from the same distillery. Come to think of it, it might be interesting to work up a 10/18 or 12/18 index for various distilleries--in other words, the base offering for any given distillery is 1.0, and its older sibling would be rated accordingly. We would then have a comparative index for, say, Laphroaig 10 and 15, Highland Park 12 and 18, Talisker 10 and 18, etc. I'll try to get this started when I've caught up on all the other nonsense around here (been away a few days).

by **WestVanDave** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:28 am

I have a spreadsheet tracking several hundred whiskies - comparing the price in BC and then in various stores in neighbouring Alberta. If there is a way to send it along I'd be happy to do so... (perhaps an e-mail to Bernie???)...

'Just to be silly I've cut & pasted the info in below... (and will probably remove it once a better method of displaying it is made available to me...). What it does highlight is the range of price variance between the two provinces (up to 45% less in Alberta is not uncommon).

Cheers, Dave.

Inventory BC Price Other AB RCLS Willow Park Kensington Cloud 9 Bin 905 OK Crowfoot J Webb Chateau Louis AB Savings

Aberlour 10 Year Old 1 $42.95 $30.70 $33.26 $36.99 $35.95 $33.95 -29%
Aberlour A'bunadh - Cask Strength 4 $71.95 $69.99 $69.95 $69.95 -3%
An Cnoc 2 n.a. $45.99 $45.95
Ardbeg 10 Year Old 4 $70.00 $55.75 $52.99 $49.95 $46.05 $48.50 $49.95 -34%
Ardbeg 17 Year Old 3 $109.00 $79.99 $84.95 $71.95 $79.95 -27%
Ardbeg 1977 3 $142.90 $105.99
Murray McDavid Ardbeg 1991 1 n.a. $89.98
Ardbeg Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice 1978 $118.50
Ardbeg Uigeadail 8 $109.95 $129.95 $149.95
Arran (4 year old) n.a. $44.65
Arran Bourbon Cask Strength 1
Arran Port Cask Strength 1
Arran Cognac Cask Strength 1
Arran Rum Cask Strength 1
Arran First
Arran Robby Burns
Arran Single
Auchentoshan Select $43.95 $36.99 $40.99 -16%
Auchentoshan 10 year old 1 $57.95 $41.99 $109.94
Auchentoshan Triple Wood 2 n.a. $57.22 $72.99 $70.75
Auchentoshan 21 Yr. Old - Cask Strength (1975) n.a. $107.99 $99.95 $105.95
Aultomore 1985
Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old 2 $64.95 $40.32 $48.50 $46.25 $44.95 -38%
Balvenie Founders Reserve 10 Year Old $46.95 $40.50 $39.95 $37.50 -14%
Balvenie Single Barrel 15 Year Old 1 $89.95 $98.95 $73.00 $74.95
Balvenie Portwood 1989 2 n.a. $74.95
Balvenie Portwood 21 Year Old 1 n.a. $99.95
Balvenie Single Barrel 25 Year Old n.a. $174.99 $188.99 $170.00
Benraich 10 Year Old n.a. $46.75
Benromach 15 Year Old $89.95 $50.06
Benromach 18
Bowmore Claret Islay Single Malt n.a.
Bowmore Dawn Port Casked $70.07
Bowmore Darkest Islay 2 $92.95 $74.10 $75.99 $83.95 $66.95 $76.00 $71.00 $72.95 -28%
Bowmore Islay 12 Year Old $58.95 $35.30 $42.99 $46.95 $39.95 -40%
Bowmore Islay 17 Year Old 4 $92.95 $63.01 $75.99 $74.95 $75.00 -32%
Bowmore Islay Cask Strength $68.95 $38.30 $45.99 $45.95 -44%
Bowmore Islay Single Malt 1957 $2,399.95 $1,999.99 -17%
Bowmore Mariner Islay 15 Year Old 1 $69.95 $52.99 -24%
Bowmore 21 Year Old n.a. $125.99
Bowmore 25 Year Old $199.95 $189.99 $200.00 $195.00
Bowmore 25 Ceramic
Bowmore 30 Year Old n.a. $219.99 $225.00
Bowmore 30 Ceramic
Bowmore Dynasty Decanter n.a. $4,999.99
Bowmore 1964 Bourbon
Bowmore 1964 Fino
Bowmore 1964 Oloroso
Brora - 1982 $175.00
Bruichladdich 3D Peat Proposal 1
Bruichladdich - 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt 1 $69.99 $60.99 $50.20 $56.95 -13%
Bruichladdich 13 Year - Cask Strength 1 n.a. $85.59
Bruichladdich 14 Year Links n.a. $65.95
Bruichladdich - 15 Year Old Islay Single Malt 3 $89.99 $64.94 $80.99 $79.95 $75.00 -28%
Bruichladdich -XVII Islay Single Malt 1 n.a. $119.99 $105.00
Bruichladdich - 20 Year Old Islay Single Malt 1 n.a. $150.99
Bruichladdich - 20 Year Old - 2nd. Edition
Bruichladdich - 1984 Islay Single Malt n.a. $149.95 $130.00 $149.95
Bruichladdich - 1970 Islay Single Malt $289.99 $299.98 $274.99
Bruichladdich - 1973 n.a. $270.00 $235.00
Bruichladdich Legacy Aged 36 Years n.a. $425.00
Bruichladdich - 40 year old $2,000.00
Bunnahabhain 12 n.a. $42.99 $42.95 $39.95
Caol Ila - 12 Year Old $75.00
Caol Ila - Cask Strength 2 n.a. $100
Caol Ila 18 Year Old 1 $100.00 $100
Caol Ila - G&M Conn. Choice $89.95
Cardhu 12 Year Old $59.95 $57.50 $56.95 $52.00 -4%
Clynelish - 1989 $101.21
Clynelish 14 Year Old $85.00
Clynelish - Murray McDavid Mission Series 1972 $195.00
Connoisseurs Choice - Ardbeg
Connoisseurs Choice - Banff
Connoisseurs Choice - Mixed Case
Connoisseurs Choice - Port Ellen 1982
Connoisseurs Choice - Rosebank
Cragganmore 12 Year Old 2 $63.95 $43.86 $51.99 $49.95 $48.50 -31%
Cragganmore 1986 - Distlillers Edition 1 n.a. $62.72 $69.99 $63.95
Dalmore 12 Year Old 2 $48.99 $33.69 $39.21 $37.50 -31%
Dalmore Cigar Malt n.a. $42.64 $43.99
Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old 1 $65.95 $45.00 $51.99 $49.95 $49.00 -32%
Dalwhinnie 1980 - Distillers Edition 1 n.a. $70.99
Drumguish (545525) n.a. $29.99
Drumguish n.a. $58.95
Glen Garoich - 10 year old n.a. $32.99 $0.00
Glen Garoich - 15 year old 1 n.a. $50.06 $50.99 $52.00
Glen Garoich - 21 year old $94.95
Glen Ord 12 Year Old (discontinued in BC) $24.40 $38.99 60%
Glendronach Sherry Cask 12 Year Old $55.99
Glendronach Sherry Cask 15 Year Old 1 $59.99 $42.99 $43.95
Glenfarclas 10 Year Old n.a. $59.99 $49.95 $54.95
Glenfarclas 12 Year Old 1 $61.99 $54.96 $55.95 $57.50
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old 3 n.a. $60.55 $72.99 $71.95 $67.95 $69.95
Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength 1 $94.90 $72.99 $79.95
Glenfarclas 17 Year Old
Glenfarclas 21 Year Old 2 n.a. $92.99
Glenfarclas 25 Year Old
Glenfarclas 30 Year Old
Glenfiddich 1973 Special Release $1,000.00
Glenfiddich Ancient Malt 18 Year Old $89.95 $72.76 $89.99 $89.95 -19%
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 Year Old $62.95 $43.22 $53.99 $49.95 -31%
Glenfiddich Special Reserve $39.95 $28.00 $36.99 $34.95 $34.75 -30%
Glenfiddich Caoran Reserve (12 yr.) - 1 ltr. ($52 Cdn. @ LAX) 2
Glenfiddich 21 year old Havana Reserve 1 $120.00 $139.99 $130.00 17%
Glenfiddich 30 year old n.a. $194.99
Glen Garioch 10 Year Old $37.99
Glen Garioch 15 Year Old 1 $43.43 $51.99 $52.00
Glen Garioch 21 Year Old $95.99 $98.00
Glengoyne 10 Year Old $53.99 $47.99 $47.95 $46.95 -11%
Glengoyne 17 Year Old $85.85 $70.99 $68.00 $65.50 -17%
Glenkinchie 10 Year Old $61.95 $51.99 $49.95 $47.95 -16%
Glenkinchie 1986 n.a. $62.99 $64.00
Glenlivet - 12 Year Old 1 $39.95 $31.02 $35.99 $35.95 $34.95 -22%
Glenlivet - 18 Year Old ($60 in Halifax) 1 $89.95 $68.79 $84.99 $75.00 -6%
Glenlivet - Archive 21 Year Old n.a. $140.99
Glenlivet - French Oak Cask 12 Year Old n.a. $45.99 $45.00
Glen Mhor - 20 yr old - Cooper's Choice 1 n.a. $92.95
Glenmorangie 10 Year Old 1 $45.00 $32.51 $38.99 $36.95 $36.95 -28%
Glenmorangie 18 Year Old $99.99 $91.99 $89.95 -8%
Glenmorangie 1977 $230.80 $199.99 $210.01 -13%
Glenmorangie Elegance 21 Year Old Gift Pack $349.95 $549.99 57%
Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish $59.99 $43.91 $52.99 $54.96 $49.95 -27%
Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish 1 $59.99 $43.91 $52.99 $54.96 $45.95 -27%
Glenmorangie Sherry Wood Finish $59.99 $43.91 $52.99 $54.96 $49.95 -27%
Glenmorangie Burgundy Wood Finish
Glenrothes 1992 $77.05
Glenrothes 1989 $89.75 $81.95 $84.99 $78.11 $78.95 $81.95 -5%
Glenrothes 1979 $135.49 $119.99 $125.00
Glenrothes 1973 1 n.a. $139.09
Gordon & MacPhail - Imperial 1990 $69.95
Gordon & MacPhail - Mortlach 15 Year Old 1 $85.74
Hart Brothers Balmenach 18 Year Old n.a. $99.99 $103.95
Highland Park 12 Year Old 3 $62.95 $43.65 $52.99 $54.00 $49.95 -31%
Highland Park 18 Year Old 2 $117.99 $81.78 $86.99 $84.95 $67.00 $79.95 $74.95 -43%
Highland Park 1977 Bi-Cent. SE ($186 via San Francisco) 1 n.a.
Highland Park 25 Year Old $220.00 $199.99 $224.95 $200.00 $189.00 -9%
Ileach Islay 1 n.a. $41.99 $42.00
Isle of Jura 10 Year Old n.a. $38.50 $39.00 $35.95
Isle of Jura - Superstition $51.63
Knockando 1984 $54.95
Knockando XO n.a. $109.99
Lagavulin 12 Year Old - Cask Strength 6
Lagavulin 16 Year Old 7 $79.95 $53.38 $64.99 $63.94 $72.95 -33%
Lagavulin Dbl. Distilled - 18 Year Old 3 $99.95 $75.00 $79.99 $76.95 $79.49 $59.95 -25%
Laphroaig 10 Year Old 2 $52.45 $34.76 $41.99 $37.95 $38.95 -34%
Laphroiag 10 Year Old - Cask Strength 1 $65.00
Laphroaig Quarter Cask 1 n.a. $100.00
Laphroaig 15 Year Old (~ $85 via Scotland) 2 n.a.
Longmorn 15 Year Old 3 n.a. $43.65 $52.99 $49.99 $48.50
Macallan 12 Year Old 1 $82.49 $49.96 $54.99 $69.00 -33%
Macallan Elegancia (1992) - 1 Ltr. ($55 Cdn. @ LAX) 2
Macallan Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice 20 yr. Old 1 n.a. $79.95
Macallan 15 Year Old - Fine Oak Series 3 n.a. $60.39 $76.00
Macallan 18 Year Old $165.99 $109.99 $107.50 -34%
Macallan 18 Year Old - Fine Oak Series
Macallan 21 Year Old - Fine Oak Series 2 $290.10 $219.99
Macallan 25 Year Old $439.99 $259.99 $279.95 $295.00 -41%
Macallan 1841 Replica n.a. $280.00 $235.00
Macallan Travel Series - The Twenties
Macallan Travel Series - The Thirties
Macallan Travel Series - The Forties
Macallan Travel Series - The Fifties
Mcclelland's Highland Single Malt 1 $39.95
Mcclelland's Islay Single Malt $39.95
Mcclellands Speyside Single Malt $39.95 $32.50
McClellands 16 Year Old
Murray McDavid Ardbeg 1991 1 n.a. $92.00 $90.00
Murray McDavid Auchroisk1993
Murray McDavid Bowmore 1989 n.a.
Murray McDavid Bunnahabain 1979 n.a.
Murray McDavid Clynelish1983
Murray McDavid Clynelish 1990
Murray McDavid Cragganmore 1990 n.a. $69.95
Murray McDavid Dallas Dhu 1974
Murray McDavid Mission Series I Dallas Dhu 1979 $200.00
Murray McDavid Dufftown
Murray McDavid Glen Moray 1993
Murray McDavid Glen Scotia
Murray McDavid Glenlossie
Murray McDavid Glenlossie 1993
Murray mcDavid Glenuige 1977
Murray McDavid Highland Park n.a. $72.95
Murray McDavid Lagavulin 1984 n.a.
Murray McDavid Mission Series Lagavulin 1979 $215.00
Murray McDavid Leapfrog 1987 n.a.
Murray McDavid Laphroiag
Murray McDavid - Linkwood
Murray McDavid Linkwood 1973
Murray McDavid Longmorn 1990 1 $60.00
Murray McDavid Macallan 1990 n.a.
Murray McDavid Mortlach 1
Murray McDavid Old Rhosdhu
Murray McDavid Rosebank $83.75 $77.95
Murray Mcavid Strathisla
Murray McDavid Springbank 1991 n.a.
Murray McDavid Royal Brackla - Mission Series 1975 $195.00
Oban 14 Year Old 1 $79.95 $53.38 $69.99 $62.95 $58.95 -33%
Oban Double Matured 1983 $99.95 $87.74 $82.50 $80.25
Old Malt Cask Aultmore 14 Year Old
Old Malt Cask Rosebank 12 Year Old
Old Pulteney 12 Year Old $62.95 $47.07 $56.99 $56.95 -9%
Port Ellen - 24 Year Old - Third Release $249.95
Port Ellen - 25 Year Old - Fourth Release $400.00
Port Ellen - Gordon & MacPhail CC (1982) $229.95 $137.21 $208.65
Royal Lochnagar- Selected Reserve n.a. $174.99
Scapa 12 Year Old n.a. $40.99
Scapa 14 Year Old 1 $55.99
Speyburn 10 Year Old n.a. $46.95
Springbank Campbletown Loch 25 Year Old (Blend) 2 $69.00
Springbank 10 2 $94.90 $52.85 $62.36 $62.99 $65.00 $59.00 -44%
Springbank 100 Proof $73.71
Springbank Bourbon Finish 12 Year Old $95.63
Springbank 15 2 $149.90 $100.23 $102.00 $95.00
Springbank Anniversary (San Francisco - ~ $170 Cdn.) 1
Longrow 10 Year Old 1 $101.16
Longrow 14 Year Old
Strathisla 12 Year Old n.a. $38.94 $49.99 $46.99 $46.50
Talisker 10 Year Old 1 $61.95 $42.67 $51.99 $50.94 $48.95 -31%
Talisker Isle Of Skye 1986 - Distlillers Edition 1 n.a. $59.41 $61.94
Talisker 18 Year Old 2 $95.00
Talisker 20 Year Old - Cask Strength
Tamdhu $45.99 $38.99 $40.00 $35.95 -15%
Tamnavulin 12 Year Old n.a. $44.95
Secret Treasures: Glen Elgin n.a. $99.95
The Seven Isles (Vatted Malt) 2
Willow Park - Royal Brackla (Murray McDavid) 1 $179.95

Connemara
Jameson Gold 1
Jameson Master Select - 18 Year Old 1
RedBreast 12 Year Old 1
The Green Spot 6

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by **MGillespie** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:08 pm

Would the webmaster please change Dave's message count to reflect the equivalent of 5 messages in the previous post instead of one?

Helluva post, Dave...very informative!

Mark

by **WestVanDave** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:04 am

Thanks Mark - I would have responded to your flattering post sooner... but it's taken this long for my fingers to recover from the previous post... (but truth is - if we went by "word count" vs "posting count" there might be a few who could challenge Lawrence's lead in this posting race!!!) :wink:

I'll be digging in to one of those bottles (or a few) tonight - and then setting off for a few weeks of holiday in the sunny Okanagan (yes, the guard cat will be on duty).

I had a PM from Bernie and have sent him the complete Excel version of that list (further updated this morning with Willow Park's pricing. Hopefully he can put it into a more useable table format for this forum.

Cheers, Dave.

by **Deactivated Member** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:34 am

Who has an oaken noggin?

by **WestVanDave** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:50 am

MrTattieHeid wrote:Who has an oaken noggin?

Whoever had too much Okanagan Chardonnay - that's who!!!

Cheers, Dave.

by **Wendy** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:29 pm

Hi Dave,
Your spreadsheet not only highlights the range of price variance from province to province, but store to store. It also highlights the selection of whisky that is available to the consumer in Alberta and BC. I think I would be hard pressed to find some of those bottlings in Ontario - for example, the Isle of Jura, Superstition jumped out at me.

Bernie, I am interested to see how you translate Dave's spreadsheet. I hope you use your flair for the psychedelic that is illustrated in your tasting diagram that was posted in another thread! Good show.

Cheers,
Wendy

by **WestVanDave** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:40 pm

Hi Wendy - the list started with the selection in BC (cut & pasted from the BC Liquor Stores website)

http://www.bcliquorstores.com/en

- and grew as I added Alberta's offerings...

Actually, I have been very impressed with what Ontario has available; The Summerhill store (Tasting Tower), for example, is very impressive...

The range in prices & selection in Alberta is driven by their having privatized and the application of a flat tax... The unions in BC have often argued that the government distribution actually saves the customers money - however, their examples are all at the low-end of the price spectrum... (cases of Molson Canadian, eh!) - (and blind to the differential on $50 + bottles of Whisky).

Ontario does have it's unique benefits - such as flexibility in handling special orders and the buying power of being the largest single buyer of alcohol in the world... (as pointed out by Lawrence) - after all, we all know that Toronto is the Centre of the Universe :wink:

... and you do have some great pubs (The Feathers, Allens...) that have been able to amass such strong collections/offerings.

Cheers, Dave.

Related whiskies : Johnnie Walker Black Label