From the Bunnahabhain guy · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-11-01

Tastes like Bunnahabhain 12

1/If Bunnahabhain 12 is your bottle, the one that tastes nearest to it at Dan Murphy's is Tamdhu 12. Nearest two ways: the words in their reviews, and what drinkers reach for. Tamdhu 12 gives a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker about 97% of what it does, for 77% of the price.

2/Bunnahabhain 12 noses fresh: sea salt and tangerines, a little woodsmoke, then vanilla and malt on an oily palate. Tamdhu 12 runs drier and richer, with citrus and cinnamon, sweeter sherry, a touch of banoffee pie. Both reviews land on sherry and hazelnuts.

3/This week at Dan Murphy's, Bunnahabhain 12 is $128 and Tamdhu 12 is $98 for members, about $5.01 and $4.13 a standard drink. A yes for each: stay with the Bunnahabhain 12 if it's your pour; reach for the Tamdhu 12 when you fancy a change.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.2; bottles: Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Tamdhu 12 for a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker (share of what the Bunnahabhain 12 gives): 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Bunnahabhain 12 price this week: $128 (price.ticket)
Tamdhu 12 price this week: $98 (price.ticket)
Tamdhu 12 price as a share of Bunnahabhain 12's: 77% (price.ticket ratio)
flavour words in both reviews (Bunnahabhain 12, Tamdhu 12): sherry and hazelnuts (identity.review_text (both))
Bunnahabhain 12 per standard drink: $5.01 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Tamdhu 12 per standard drink: $4.13 (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, Tamdhu 12 is the nearest to Bunnahabhain 12 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Tamdhu 12 gives a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker about 97% of what the Bunnahabhain 12 does, for 77% of its price.
Bunnahabhain 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
Tamdhu 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Bunnahabhain 12 and Tamdhu 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

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

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