L-1 PRICES VS GLOBAL DUTY FREE

LIQUOR REMAINS CHEAPEST IN GURGAON L-1 SHOPS

The cost of liquor in the L1 Liquor Stores in Gurgaon is unbelievably low, almost always lower than in the Duty Free Shop at New Delhi Airport. They compare favourably with the prices in the Dubai and Singapore Duty Free Shops though they lack the variety that the global Duty Free Stores have.

Note: All prices are compared at equalised volumes since most bottles at Duty Free Shops at Ports are sold in bottles of 1.0 Litre capacity.

COMPARISON OF LIQUOR PRICES GURGAON L1 VS DFS AT DUBAI, DELHI & SINGAPORE
BRAND NAME	Rec	Discovery	GTown	Lake Forest	REMARKS	Dubai	Delhi	S’pore
ABERFELDY 12 YO	√	3000	3000	3000	MUST BUY	4060	4960	4620
ABERFELDY 14 YO	X				12 YO GOOD ENOUGH	NA	NA	NA
ABERLOUR 12 YO	√	3200	3500	3500	GOOD BUY	NA	5270	6340
ABERLOUR 15 YO	?	5200	5500	5400	OPTIONAL
ABERLOUR 18 YO	X	10,000	NA	NA	NOT WORTH IT
ABERLOUR  ABUNADH	X	TOO STRONG 61% ABV, FLAVOURSOME BUT BURNS NOSE & THROAT				NA	7360	NA
ARDBEG 10 YO	√	5500	5800	6000	GOOD BUY	NA	4260	5835
ARDBEG WEE BEASTIE 5Y	X	4900	4900	4900	NOT WORTH IT	NA	NA	NA
ARDMORE 12 YO	X	2300	2500	2500	DISAPPOINTING	2210	2500	5655
AUCHENTOSHAN 12 YO	√	3100	3200	3200	MILD DRAM; @ 2900 JFK	NA	3200	3950
AUCHENTOSHAN 3 WOOD	X	NA	NA	4000	NO NEED	NA	4970	4940
AUCHROISK 12 YO	√	NA	NA	5150	GOOD BUY	NA	NA	NA
AULTMORE 12 YO	√	4600	4900	NA	MUST BUY	4825	NA	NA
AULTMORE 14 YO	√	5100	NA	NA	GOOD BUY	NA	NA	NA
AULTMORE 18 YO	√	7100	7100	NA	GREAT BUY	NA	NA	NA
BALBLAIR 12 YO	X	4600	4900	NA	VALUE FOR MONEY VFM	NA	NA	9525
BALVENIE D'BLEWOOD 12	X	6200	6200	6200	NVFM	6115	NA	NA
BALVENIE  D'BLEWOOD 14	X	8000	8000	8000	40% ABV TOO LOW	8020	NA	NA
BALVENIE  D'BLEWOOD 17	X	18,000	18,000	18,500	40% ABV AND 18,000?	NA	NA	NA
BALVENIE TRIPLE 12 1L	X	NA	NA	8750	TRAVEL  EDITION 40%	NA	7290	NA
BALVENIE 16 TRIPLE  1L	X	NA	NA	12,500	TRAVEL  EDITION 40%	NA	11590	NA
BENRIACH 12 YO	X	NA	NA	7,500	PRICEY	7240	NA	NA
BOWMORE 12 YO  40%	X	2700	2700	2800	SUB-PAR ISLAY	NA	NA	4200
BOWMORE 15 YO  43%	?	5500	5800	5500	SKIP	3875	4020	5835
BOWMORE 18 YO  43%	√	10,000	NA	9500	GOOD BUY	13530	8440	7405
BUNNAHABHAIN 12 46.3%	√	NA	NA	5200	MUST BUY	4800	NA	NA
BRUICHLADDICH PORT CHARLOTTE 10 50%	√	NA	NA	9000	MUST BUY	7175	NA	NA
BRUICHLADDICH      CLASSIC 8 50%	√	8500	8500	8500	MUST BUY	7175	NA	6450
CAOL ILA 12 YO 70CL 40%	√	4500	4600	4500	MUST BUY	6420	6290	NA
CARDHU 12 YO 70CL 40%	√	4800	4500	4600	GOOD BUY	NA	4720	4500
CLYNELISH 14 75CL 46%	√	4600	4600	4600	MUST BUY	6060	NA	NA
COPPER DOG 12 YO 70CL	√	2700	2700	2700	MUST BUY	NA	2275	3650
CRAGGANMORE 12  43%	√	3600	3600	3600	OPTIONAL	NA	NA	NA
CRAIGELLACHIE 13 YO	√	4000	4000	4000	MUST BUY;46%	5350	4715	6340
CRAIGELLACHIE 17 YO	√	7100	NA	7500	EXCELLENT VFM	NA	NA	NA
DALMORE 12 YO	?	7100	7100	7100	NVFM	NA	7070	5900
DALMORE 15 YO	?	9000	9000	9000	GOOD BUY	NA	10,070	8415
DALWHINNIE 15 YO	√	4000	4000	4000	MUST BUY	5830	NA	NA
GLENALLACHIE 12 YO 46%	√	NA	NA	7000	MUST BUY	7800	NA	NA
GLENBURGIE        BALLANTINE 15	X	3500	NA	3800	BALLANTINE SINGLE MALT WORTH A TRY	NA	NA	NA
GLENDRONACH 10 YO	X	NA	NA	7500	UNKNOWN AND PRICEY	NA	4200	6120
GLENDRONACH 12	√	NA	NA	10,300	GOOD BUT PRICEY	NA	8900	NA
GLENFIDDICH 12 YO	√	2900	2900	2900	MUST BUY	4770	NA	NA
GLENFIDDICH 15 YO	√	4500	4500	4500	SOLERA; MUST BUY	NA	4900	5600
GLENFIDDICH 18 YO	X	8500	8700	8700	NVFM	6500	8490	NA
GLENFIDDICH XX 47%	√	5500	NA	NA	MUST BUY	NA	4420	NA
GLENFIDDICH IPA 43%	X	5000	NA	5000	SKIP
GLENGOYNE 12 70CL 43%	√	4300	4300	4300	MUST BUY	6600	5260	8000
GLENKINCHIE 12  43%	√	3800	3800	4000	GOOD BUY
GLENLIVET 12 70 CL 40%	√	2900	2900	2900	MUST BUY	3600	3380	6400
GLENLIVET 15 70 CL 40%	X	4500	4500	4500	12 YO IS FINE	NA	5295	7575
GLENLIVET 15 FOUNDER’S	√	4000	NA	4200	GOOD BUY	7360	3040	NA
GLENLIVET NADURRA	X	6300	NA	6200	CASK STRENGTH~60%	NA	5160	NA
GLENLIVET 18 YO	X	NA	8200	8500	NVFM	7380	NA	NA
GLENMORANGIE 10	√	3500	3500	3800	MUST BUY; 2925 @ JFK	3000	3640	4650
GLEN’GIE LASANTA 12	X	5700	5600	5700	SKIP	NA	NA	5560
GLEN’GIE NECTAR D’OR	√	6000	NA	6300	46% MUST BUY	NA	NA	6620
--DO-- QUINTA RUBAN 14	?	6000	6500	NA	GOOD BUY	NA	NA	NA
GLENMORANGIE SIGNET	X	18000	17500	17000	TOO PRICEY	13,175	18,730	16,000
GLENMORANGIE X	X	4500	NA	4000	FOR MIXING; AVOID	NA	NA	NA
GLEN GRANT 10	X	3000	3000	3000	UNDERDONE	2300	2825	2960
GLEN GRANT 12	X	3200	3200	3200	UNDERDONE	2860	3400	3800
HIGHLAND PARK 12 40%	√	3900	4000	3900	MUST BUY 3650 @JFK	5500	NA	NA
HIGHLAND QUEEN S MALT	√	NA	NA	2800	MUST BUY IF AV’BLE	NA	NA	NA
JURA 10	X	4700	4700	4800	GOOD BUY	NA	NA	NA
JURA 12	√	5400	5400	5500	GOOD BUY	NA	4450	4200
KAVALAN CONCERTM'R	X	7000	7000	NA	YOUR CALL	NA	NA	4825
KAVALAN CLASSIC	X	7000	NA	7000	YOUR CALL	NA	7080	NA
KAVALAN SOLIST SHERRY	√	11,000	NA	NA	SUPER BUT NVFM	NA	NA	9550
KAVALAN DIST’RY SELECT	X	8000	8000	NA	NVFM	NA	NA	5600
KILCHOMAN SANAIG	√	9000	9000	NA	NVFM; 7700 @JFK	NA	NA	NA
LAPHROAIG 1815	X	NA	NA	11,000	NVFM;  8850 AT FRKFT	10,250	10,070	7830
LAPHROAIG SELECT 40%	X	3500	3500	3500	~3350 IN THE WEST	NA	NA	4480
LAPH'G  QTR CASK 48%	√	4400	4600	4400	MUST BUY 6100 @ JFK	NA	NA	5600
LAGAVULIN 16	√	6500	6700	6500	MUST BUY	8740	NA	7525
LAGAVULIN 8	?	NA	NA	7200	OPTIONAL	7000	NA	6850
LONGMORN DIST EDN	√	6300	6900	7900	GOOD BUY	7200	NA	NA
LOSSIT	√	NA	6200	NA	MUST BUY	NA	NA	NA
MACALLAN QUEST 1.0 L					6300 JFK	NA	6200	6300 JFK
MACALLAN DOUBLE 15						NA		9900
MACALLAN DOUBLE 12						NA		7200
MACALLAN SHERRY 12						NA		7200
MONKEY SHOULDER	√	2800	2800	3000	MUST BUY  2050@ JFK	2400	2525	3100
OBAN LITTLE BAY	√	5800	6000	6000	FAIR BUY  5450@JFK	NA	5760	6900
OLD PULTENEY 12 YO	√	4200	4250	4300	FAIR BUY	NA	NA	NA
OLD PULTENEY 10 1.0L	√	5500	5800	5800	FAIR BUY	3950	NA	NA
SCAPA SKIREN	X	4500	4500	4500	HAVEN’T TRIED YET	NA	NA	NA
SINGLETON GLEN'LAN 12	?	3300	3200	3300	GOOD ENTRY LEVEL	NA	3015	3500*
SINGLETON G'ULLAN 15	√	4500	4500	4500	GOOD BUY	NA	3915	5575*
S'TON GLENDULLAN 18	√	6000	6200	6200	MUST BUY	NA	5825	8300*
SMOKEHEAD HEAVY PEAT	√	3600	4200	4000	MUST BUY - PEAT FANS	2725	3500	3690
SPEYBURN 75 CL 43%	√	3500	4500	NA	MUST BUY ; 2950 @FKFT		3560	7200
SPEYBURN 1L  43%	X	NA	5250	5200	SKIP	NA	NA	NA
SPRINGBANK 70CL	√	NA	8000	NA	MUST BUY RARE BRAND	NA	NA	NA
TALISKER 10 45.8%	√	3600	3800	3600	MUST BUY	NA	5290	5000
TALISKER STORM  45.8%	X	4800	4900	4800	+VFM: YOUR CHOICE	NA	7300	6625
TAMDHU 12	√	5300	5300	NA	OPTIONAL; 4600 JFK			7300
TOWIEMORE	X	NA	6200	NA	SKIP	NA	NA	NA
BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY
JOHNNIE WALKER RED	X	950	1000	1000	AVOID	1205	1395	2525
JW BLACK	√	2000	2000	2000	MUST BUY	2150	2450	NA
JWBL 12 SPEYSIDE	√	2000	2000	2100	GOOD BUY	NA	2650	NA
JWBL 12 HIGHLANDS	√	NA	NA	NA	DUE ANY MOMENT	NA	2650	NA
JWBL 12 LOWLANDS	√	2000	2000	2100	GOOD BUY	NA	2650	NA
JWBL 12 ISLAY	√	NA	NA	NA	DUE ANY MOMENT	NA	2650	NA
JW WHITE WALKER	√	2400	2400	2400	INTERESTING
JW DBL BLACK	√	2650	2600	2700	MUST BUY	2525	3225	4200
JW GOLD	√	3800	3600	3800	MUST BUY	3650	3250	5600
JW GREEN	?	NA	NA	NA	DUE ANY MOMENT	NA	NA	5350
JW ISLAND GREEN	?	NA	NA	NA	GOOD BUY	NA	5090	NA
JW SWING	√	NA	NA	5750	JUST GRAB	NA	NA	NA
JW 18 YO	√	4800	5000	5200	MUST BUY	6000	6290	6900
CHIVAS REGAL 12	√	2000	2000	2000	MUST BUY	2200	2340	NA
CHIVAS REGAL 15	√	3500	3600	3600	GOOD BUY	3850	4065	NA
CHIVAS REGAL 18	√	4800	5000	5200	MUST BUY	NA	6090	NA
BALLANTINE'S FINEST	X	1000	NA	1100	YOUR CHOICE	NA	1400	NA
BALLANTINE'S 7 YO	X	1800	NA	NA	NYFM	NA	NA	NA
BALLANTINE'S 12 YO	X	1900	NA	NA	YOUR CHOICE	NA	2220	NA
BALLANTINES 15 YO	X	3600	3350	NA	YOUR CHOICE	NA	NA	NA
BALLANTINES 17 YO	√	4800	5000	4800	MUST BUY	NA	NA	NA
DEWAR'S 15 YO	X	3500	3500	3500	FAIR BUY VFM	2700	3030	NA
DEWAR'S 18 YO	√	4800	5200	5000	MUST BUY	5550	5800	5890
DIMPLE’S 15 YO	√	4250	4500	4250	MUST BUY	5535	4250	NA
GRANTS TRIPLEWOOD 12	?	NA	NA	5200	GOOD BUY	NA	3230	4225
HIGHLAND Q'N MAJESTY	√	NA	NA	2375	MUST BUY 12 YO	1925	NA	NA
ISLAY MIST	√	2800	2800	2800	INTERESTING	NA	NA	3750
SIX ISLES BLENDED MALT	√	3500	3600	NA	VERY INTERESTING	NA	3560	NA
100 PIPER BLENDED MALT	√	NA	1300	1300	MUST BUY 8 YO	NA	NA	NA
TEACHER H’LAND CREAM	?	1300	NA	1400	NO IDEA	1050	1550	1450
TEACHER’S 50	?	1400	1400	1400	FAIR BUY	NA	NA	NA
WILLIAM LAWSON’S 12	?	1000	NA	NA	NO IDEA	1015	1245	NA
WILLIAM LAWSON’S 13	?	NA	NA	NA	I LIKED IT, VFM	NA	1630	NA

* Singapore sells The Singleton of Dufftown