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UK whisky retailer price-gap league

The same bottle of whisky cost a median 9.6% more at the dearest UK retailer we check than at the cheapest on 14 October 2026.

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9.6% median extra at the dearest UK retailer we check, on exactly the same bottle, 14 October 2026

Gap between the cheapest and dearest UK retailer on the same bottle, 14 October 2026Number of bottles by shelf-price gap, for 186 bottles stocked by two or more independent retailers.Same price between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 6 of 186 bottlesSame price6Up to 5% between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 43 of 186 bottlesUp to 5%435% to 10% between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 48 of 186 bottles5% to 10%median 9.6%4810% to 20% between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 51 of 186 bottles10% to 20%5120% to 30% between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 19 of 186 bottles20% to 30%19Over 30% between the cheapest and dearest retailer's shelf price: 19 of 186 bottlesOver 30%1 in 10 at 30.5% or more19
Gap between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle, 14 October 2026Number of bottles by delivered-price gap, for 183 bottles.Same price between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 1 of 183 bottlesSame price1Up to 5% between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 56 of 183 bottlesUp to 5%565% to 10% between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 45 of 183 bottles5% to 10%median 8.9%4510% to 20% between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 50 of 183 bottles10% to 20%5020% to 30% between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 16 of 183 bottles20% to 30%1 in 10 at 26.4% or more16Over 30% between the cheapest and dearest delivered price for one bottle: 15 of 183 bottlesOver 30%15
How often each UK retailer was cheapest or dearest on shared bottles, 14 October 2026Share of the bottles each independent retailer stocks, that another also stocks, on which its shelf price was the lowest and the highest.Tyndrum Whisky: cheapest on 37 and dearest on 13 of the 68 bottles it shares with another independent retailerTyndrum Whisky54%19%DrinkSupermarket.com: cheapest on 60 and dearest on 52 of the 133 bottles it shares with another independent retailerDrinkSupermarket.com45%39%Hard To Find Whisky: cheapest on 33 and dearest on 34 of the 82 bottles it shares with another independent retailerHard To Find Whisky40%42%Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner): cheapest on 55 and dearest on 84 of the 156 bottles it shares with another independent retailerLoch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)35%54%

Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop share an owner and count as one retailer. Prices recorded on 14 October 2026.

Gaps by style and price, the league and the ten widest gaps
BottlesNumberMedian gap90th percentile
All, shelf price1869.6% (£5.99)30.5%
All, delivered1838.9%26.4%
Single malt1228.7%32%
Blended2810.6%34.2%
Bourbon1014.9%26.2%
Cheapest price under £507812.2% (£5.07)
£50 to £100628.3% (£5.01)
£100 and over467.2% (£15.01)
RetailerShared bottlesCheapestDearest
Tyndrum Whisky6837 (54.4%)13 (19.1%)
DrinkSupermarket.com13360 (45.1%)52 (39.1%)
Hard To Find Whisky8233 (40.2%)34 (41.5%)
Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)15655 (35.3%)84 (53.8%)
Widest gapsCheapestDearestGap
Macallan The Archival Series Folio 3£5,899.95 Hard To Find Whisky£10,080.00 Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)£4,180.05 (70.8%)
Hakushu 25 Year Old£3,999.95 Hard To Find Whisky£4,250.00 Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)£250.05 (6.3%)
Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength 2021£420.00 Tyndrum Whisky£649.95 Hard To Find Whisky£229.95 (54.8%)
Bowmore 25 Year Old£399.00 Tyndrum Whisky£499.99 DrinkSupermarket.com£100.99 (25.3%)
Longmorn 23 Year Old£399.99 DrinkSupermarket.com£499.95 Hard To Find Whisky£99.96 (25%)
Glenfiddich 31 Year Old Grand Chateau£1,499.99 DrinkSupermarket.com£1,595.00 Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)£95.01 (6.3%)
Lagavulin 9 Year Old - Game of Thrones House Lannister£99.95 Hard To Find Whisky£180.00 Tyndrum Whisky£80.05 (80.1%)
Macallan The Harmony Collection Intense Arabica£140.00 Tyndrum Whisky£199.95 Hard To Find Whisky£59.95 (42.8%)
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ghost & Rare: Glenury Royal£249.95 Hard To Find Whisky£293.00 Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner)£43.05 (17.2%)
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Whisky 70cl£108.99 DrinkSupermarket.com£150.00 Tyndrum Whisky£41.01 (37.6%)

186 bottles were in stock at two or more independent retailers we check. Switch views to see the gap once delivery is added, or how often each shop was the cheapest. The cheapest shop for one bottle is often the dearest for the next; check the delivered price too.

  1. One bottle in ten had a gap of 30.5% or more; only 6 of 186 cost the same everywhere.
  2. Tyndrum Whisky was cheapest on 54% of the shared bottles it stocks; Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop (one owner) were dearest on 54% of theirs.
  3. Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop charged the same price on 142 of the 157 bottles both had in stock.

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

Which bottles. Every confirmed bottle in stock at two or more independent retailers on 14 October 2026: 186 bottles. Only listings confirmed as the same bottle are compared, so a gap is never between two different products. Bottles of any size count, since each comparison is between listings of the same bottle.

One owner, one retailer. Loch Fyne Whiskies and The Whisky Shop have the same owner, so we treat them as one retailer and use the lower of their two prices. The other retailers are DrinkSupermarket.com, Hard To Find Whisky and Tyndrum Whisky: four owners in all.

The gap. For each bottle, the dearest retailer’s shelf price minus the cheapest, as a percentage of the cheapest. We report the median and the 90th percentile (nearest rank, so each figure is a gap we actually saw). The delivered gap repeats this with the price of one bottle delivered to a UK mainland address by each retailer’s standard service (3 bottles lack a delivered price at one retailer and are left out of that figure).

Cheapest and dearest. For each retailer, the share of the shared bottles it stocks on which its shelf price was the lowest, and the highest. Ties count for every retailer at the tied price, and a bottle priced the same everywhere counts as neither. A retailer that stocks fewer shared bottles has a smaller base, shown in the table.

Coverage. One collection day, 5 retailers. We do not yet check supermarkets, Master of Malt or The Whisky Exchange, so gaps across the whole UK market may be wider. Prices change daily.

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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.

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