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Deanston 12: the everyday stand-in for Glen Moray 18

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1/If Glen Moray 18 is your bottle, here's one for every other night: Deanston 12, $97 for members at Dan Murphy's. It gives a Glen Moray 18 drinker about 88% of what the 18 does, for 59% of the price.

2/The card on the Deanston 12: $97 for members, twelve years old, bottled at 46.3%. The nose leans orange marmalade and honeyed shortbread. The palate turns to salted caramel and milk chocolate, hazelnuts and fudge. A medium finish, peppery oak at the close.

3/What a Glen Moray 18 drinker gives up here is mostly six years of age. The Glen Moray 18, $164, stays the one for its fans: melon, apricot, a slice of apple pie. The Deanston 12 is the one for every other night. It usually sells around $104.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glen Moray 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Deanston 12 for a Glen Moray 18 drinker (share of what the Glen Moray 18 gives): 88% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Deanston 12 price as a share of the Glen Moray 18's, this week: 59% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Deanston 12 price this week: $97 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray 18 price this week: $164 (price.ticket)
Deanston 12 per standard drink: $3.79 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Glen Moray 18 per standard drink: $6.29 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glen Moray 18 rating: rated 92 (identity.review_rating)
Glen Moray 18 rating band: top share of the whiskies at Dan Murphy's: 14% (identity.review_rating_pctile)
Deanston 12 ABV: 46.3% (identity.abv)
Deanston 12 usual price: $104 (price_guide.usual)
Deanston 12 lowest seen: $97 (price_guide.seen_low)
Deanston 12 highest seen: $112 (price_guide.seen_high)
WHAT IT GIVES UP (fixed: keep its meaning; never give another reason): What a Glen Moray 18 drinker gives up with the Deanston 12 is mostly six years of age.

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

Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$111.99list 11-05

CE 360° $104.41 · 6.8% over · #7 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.38 · #13 of 36 in Highlands

67 pieces · observed

Glen Moray 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$163.99list 11-05

CE 360° $151.11 · 7.8% over · #41 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $6.29 · #49 of 75 in Speyside

45 pieces · observed

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