From the Glenfarclas desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-22

Tastes like Glenfarclas 25

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1/If the Glenfarclas 25 is your bottle, I'd reach for the Glengoyne 21 next. It's the closest on flavour, two ways: the words in the reviews and what drinkers choose. A Glenfarclas 25 drinker gets about 93% of what they love, for 82% of the price.

2/The Glenfarclas 25 is honey and old sherry-soaked oak, a vanilla pod, a mellow spice with the years on it. The Glengoyne 21 is a creamy malt first, then honey, cookie dough and a dry vanilla-and-cinnamon spice. Both reviews share honey, vanilla and spice.

3/This week the Glenfarclas 25 is $440 at Dan Murphy's and the Glengoyne 21 is $361. That's about $18.53 and $15.20 a pour at home, with roughly 24 in each bottle. Stay with the Glenfarclas 25 if it's your one; reach for the Glengoyne 21 when you fancy a change.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Glengoyne 21 for a Glenfarclas 25 drinker (share of what the Glenfarclas 25 gives): 93% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Glenfarclas 25 price this week: $440 (price.ticket)
Glengoyne 21 price this week: $361 (price.ticket)
Glengoyne 21 price as a share of Glenfarclas 25's: 82% (price.ticket ratio)
flavour words in both reviews (Glenfarclas 25, Glengoyne 21): honey, vanilla and spice (identity.review_text (both))
Glenfarclas 25 per standard drink: $18.53 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glengoyne 21 per standard drink: $15.20 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Glengoyne 21 is the nearest to Glenfarclas 25 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Glengoyne 21 gives a Glenfarclas 25 drinker about 93% of what the Glenfarclas 25 does, for 82% of its price.
Glenfarclas 25: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24
Glengoyne 21: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$440.00list 11-05

CE 360° $282.94 · 27.4% over · #76 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $15.58 · #67 of 75 in Speyside

35 pieces · observed

Glengoyne 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$360.99list 11-05

CE 360° $281.50 · 22.0% over · #31 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $15.20 · #33 of 36 in Highlands

60 pieces · observed

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