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10 year old whisky

A 10 year old whisky is one whose youngest component has spent at least ten years in the cask; older whisky may also be in the bottle. It runs from peated Islay malts like Ardbeg 10 and Port Charlotte 10 to unpeated Highland and island bottlings such as Glengoyne 10 and Arran 10, plus Irish and bourbon releases.

Older is not automatically better: ten years is a common first age statement, and the cask matters as much as the count. The grid includes 5cl and 20cl bottles, so compare like sizes. Next step up: 12 year old whisky.

168 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Questions

What is the cheapest 10 year old whisky?
The cheapest 10 year old whisky is Speyburn 10 Year Old (10 years old, 40% ABV, 70cl), at £25.00 from The Whisky Shop. That is £29.99 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: J.P. Wiser’s 10 Year Old Triple Barrel Blended Whisky (£26.50) and Black Bottle 10 Year Old (£28.00).
How much does 10 year old whisky cost?
10 year old whisky costs from £25.00 to £847.50, with a median of £71.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Ardbeg 10 Year Old 2000 (cask 1217) - Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Single Malt Whisky.
What does 10 year old mean on a whisky label?
The youngest whisky in the bottle has spent at least ten years in the cask, and older whisky may also be included. For Scotch this is a legal rule: under the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 an age statement may refer only to the youngest component. The same convention applies across most whisky-producing countries.
Does whisky keep ageing in the bottle?
No. The age on the label counts time in the cask, and that stops at bottling. A sealed bottle stored out of direct sunlight will stay much as it was bottled for years; an open bottle changes slowly as air gets in. Neither makes the whisky older.