PricesData study
Delivered price against shelf pricethe cost of buying one bottle
Delivery added a median £4.95 to one bottle at the UK retailers we check on 14 October 2026, about a fifth of the price of a bottle under £30.
£4.95 median delivery charge added to one bottle at the UK retailers we check, 14 October 2026
One bottle to a UK mainland address by standard service, 14 October 2026; policies checked 23 October 2026.
The 7 bottles where the cheapest shelf price was not the cheapest delivered
| Bottle | Cheapest on the shelf | Cheapest delivered | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey 70cl | Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): £97.00, £101.99 delivered | DrinkSupermarket.com: £99.99, £99.99 delivered | £2.00 |
| Highland Park Cask Strength No.4 | Hard To Find Whisky: £59.95, £65.90 delivered | Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): £60.00, £64.99 delivered | £0.91 |
| Kilchoman Maury Cask Matured | Hard To Find Whisky: £69.95, £75.90 delivered | Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): £70.00, £74.99 delivered | £0.91 |
| Talisker Skye | Hard To Find Whisky: £48.95, £54.90 delivered | Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): £49.00, £53.99 delivered | £0.91 |
| Balvenie 12 Year Old DoubleWood | Hard To Find Whisky: £50.95, £56.90 delivered | Tyndrum Whisky: £51.90, £56.40 delivered | £0.50 |
| Dalmore 12 Year Old | Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): £59.00, £64.99 delivered | Tyndrum Whisky: £59.99, £64.49 delivered | £0.50 |
| Stauning Kaos Triple Malt | DrinkSupermarket.com: £65.99, £70.94 delivered | Tyndrum Whisky: £66.40, £70.90 delivered | £0.04 |
Delivery charges and thresholds, including retailers not yet in this study
| Retailer | Standard delivery, one bottle | Free delivery | Offers in this study | Of which free | Policy checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrinkSupermarket.com | £4.95 | Over £99 | 213 | 25.8% | 2026-10-23 |
| Hard To Find Whisky | £5.95 | Over £100 | 114 | 40.4% | 2026-10-23 |
| Loch Fyne Whiskies | £5.99 | Over £99 | 157 | 15.3% | 2026-10-23 |
| The Whisky Shop | £4.99 | Over £99 | 173 | 22% | 2026-10-23 |
| Tyndrum Whisky | £4.50 | Over £99 | 206 | 36.9% | 2026-10-23 |
| Abbey Whisky | £4.90 | Over £100 | none yet | 2026-10-23 | |
| Master of Malt (unverified) | £4.95 | Over £99 | none yet | 2026-10-23 | |
| Royal Mile Whiskies | £6.95 | Over £100 | none yet | 2026-10-23 | |
| The Whisky Barrel | £4.95 | From £150 | none yet | 2026-10-23 | |
| The Whisky Exchange (unverified) | £4.95 | From £100 | none yet | 2026-10-23 | |
| Whisky Me | not stated | not stated | none yet | 2026-10-23 |
What one bottle costs to a UK mainland address, across 863 in-stock offers. The charge is close to a flat £5 until the bottle passes the free-delivery threshold, then it disappears. Switch to pounds or to each retailer’s charge and threshold.
- Every retailer we check delivers free on orders over £99 or £100; 28% of in-stock offers arrived free, all priced at £99.99 or more.
- On 7 of 183 bottles (3.8%) the shop with the lowest shelf price was not the cheapest delivered, usually by under £1.
- Redbreast 15 Year Old was £97.00 on the shelf but £101.99 delivered, against £99.99 delivered free elsewhere.
Source: Uisge Beatha: in-stock shelf and delivered prices at the UK retailers we check, 14 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026. Free to reuse with a link to this page.
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How we did it
Delivered price. The price of one bottle delivered to a UK mainland address by the retailer’s cheapest standard service, as recorded on 14 October 2026. DrinkSupermarket.com’s comes from its product feed; for the others we apply the delivery policy published on the retailer’s site, checked on 23 October 2026 (linked in the table). Express, Saturday, Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland and membership schemes are left out. Four offers that a policy does not cover, such as a large-format bottle, have no delivered price and are excluded.
Free delivery. An offer counts as free when the delivered price equals the shelf price. Thresholds apply to the order total, so a second bottle can change the answer; this study is about buying one.
Cheapest shelf against cheapest delivered. For each bottle in stock at two or more independent retailers, we compare the retailer with the lowest shelf price against the one with the lowest delivered price. Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop share an owner and count as one retailer (we use the lower of their prices).
Coverage. One collection day, 455 bottles and 867 in-stock offers at 5 retailers with 4 owners. Delivery policies change, often around Christmas, so check the retailer’s checkout before buying. We do not yet check supermarkets, Master of Malt or The Whisky Exchange; their published thresholds are listed for reference only.
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Sources
- Uisge Beatha: in-stock shelf and delivered prices at the UK retailers we check, 14 October 2026
- Retailer delivery pages, checked 23 October 2026 (linked in the retailer table)
Prices are the shelf prices we recorded at UK retailers on the dates shown and change daily. Uisge Beatha compares prices; it does not sell whisky or give investment advice. Please enjoy whisky responsibly: drinkaware.co.uk.