Glengoyne 12: tasting · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Glengoyne desk

Glengoyne 12 is a cut above the 10: clean, malty, no chill-filtering. A splash of water and it opens up, fragrant with cherry pits and apples, a whisper of anise and almond. The pour for when you want a bit more. $89 for members at Dan Murphy's. More in this week's piece.

272/280 · sources · mergedmay_publish truequality passsite_publish trueprices: 4 price claim(s) verified live

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Glengoyne 12 price this week: $89 (price.ticket)
Glengoyne 12 360° low (like for like): $95 (price_360.seats)
Glengoyne 12 360° high (like for like): $155 (price_360.seats)
Glengoyne 12 broad-liking band: 5% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Glengoyne 10 for a Glengoyne 12 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Glengoyne 10 price as a share of Glengoyne 12: 111% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Glengoyne 10 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Glengoyne 10 usual price: $88 (price_guide.usual)
Glengoyne 10 lowest seen: $88 (price_guide.seen_low)
Glengoyne 10 highest seen: $99 (price_guide.seen_high)
Aberfeldy 12 for a Glengoyne 12 drinker: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Aberfeldy 12 price as a share of Glengoyne 12: 117% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Aberfeldy 12 price this week: $104 (price.ticket)
Aberfeldy 12 usual price: $104 (price_guide.usual)
Glencadam 15 for a Glengoyne 12 drinker: 95% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Glencadam 15 price as a share of Glengoyne 12: 157% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Glencadam 15 price this week: $140 (price.ticket)
Glencadam 15 usual price: $140 (price_guide.usual)
Glencadam 15 lowest seen: $140 (price_guide.seen_low)
Glencadam 15 highest seen: $160 (price_guide.seen_high)
Aberfeldy 12 per standard drink: $4.71 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glengoyne 10 per standard drink: $4.48 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glencadam 15 per standard drink: $5.51 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Aberfeldy 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Glengoyne 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Glencadam 15: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Aberfeldy 12, Glengoyne 10 and Glencadam 15
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

Omissions

None recorded.

Notes for reviewer

None recorded.

Frontmatter as merged

{
 "date": "2026-10-22",
 "title": "Glengoyne 12: tasting",
 "angle": "article-cut",
 "shape": "post",
 "masthead": "the-whisky-guy",
 "status": "draft",
 "may_publish": true,
 "generator": "new",
 "artefact_id": "2026-10-22-cycle/article-cut/glengoyne-12-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisky-700ml-aberfe-6f1aad",
 "grounded_on": "2026-10-22.1",
 "subjects": [
  "Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
  "Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
  "Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
  "Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL"
 ],
 "claims": [
  {
   "item": "Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
   "kind": "price",
   "value": 89,
   "basis": "member",
   "stockcode": "751138"
  },
  {
   "item": "Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
   "kind": "price",
   "value": 103.99,
   "basis": "list",
   "stockcode": "867538"
  },
  {
   "item": "Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
   "kind": "price",
   "value": 98.99,
   "basis": "list",
   "stockcode": "751143"
  },
  {
   "item": "Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
   "kind": "price",
   "value": 140,
   "basis": "member",
   "stockcode": "263485"
  }
 ],
 "score": 1509.5,
 "news": [
  {
   "item": "Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL",
   "trigger": "member_offer",
   "pct": 18.3,
   "member": 89,
   "list": 108.99
  }
 ],
 "seed": 1692988172,
 "plan_n": 74,
 "plan_day": "Tue",
 "plan_source": "cut from the article",
 "writer": "claude -p --output-format json",
 "tries": 1,
 "passed_on_try": 1,
 "needs_a_person": false,
 "checks": {
  "required facts": true,
  "no invented reason": true,
  "Australian spelling": true,
  "machine habits": true,
  "proofread": true,
  "reluctance": true,
  "post plan": true,
  "no causal claims": true,
  "invented flavours": true,
  "swap reasons": true,
  "banned words": true,
  "length": true,
  "comparisons": true,
  "numbers traced": true,
  "like for like": true
 },
 "site_publish_share": true,
 "site_share_pct": 25,
 "verified_at": "2026-10-24T08:09:23.000Z",
 "verified_by": "etl/price_verify.py",
 "verified_prices": {
  "263485": {
   "value": 140,
   "basis": "member"
  },
  "751138": {
   "value": 89,
   "basis": "member"
  },
  "751143": {
   "value": 98.99,
   "basis": "list"
  },
  "867538": {
   "value": 103.99,
   "basis": "list"
  }
 },
 "verification_note": "4 price claim(s) verified live",
 "quality_gate": "pass",
 "gated_at": "2026-10-24T08:09:23.000Z",
 "site_publish": true,
 "quality_notes": "new generator: 15 of 15 checks passed"
}

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

Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$108.99list 11-05

CE 360° $88.36 · 5.0% over · #3 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.59 · #14 of 36 in Highlands

74 pieces · observed

Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$103.99list 11-05

CE 360° $98.16 · 5.6% over · #4 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.71 · #16 of 36 in Highlands

131 pieces · observed

Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky