Glencadam 15 is $140 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $140, and we've seen it from $140 to $160. A pour at home works out near $5.51 a standard drink, under the $6.28 a standard drink in a $13 pint at the pub.
Here's the part worth knowing. Glengoyne 12 gives a Glencadam 15 drinker about 93% of what their own bottle does, for 64% of its price. Much the same pleasure, roughly two-thirds the outlay.
So what would the drinkers of the bottles nearest it pay for Glencadam 15, each starting from what they pay for their own? An Aberfeldy 12 drinker would pay about $88, 85% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down for being stronger and older than theirs. The other way round, a Glencadam 15 drinker puts Aberfeldy 12 at about 87% of their own, marking it down for being lighter in strength and younger than theirs. Across those drinkers, the answers run from $87 to $146. At $140 for members, this week's price sits inside what they'd pay.
1/Love the Glen Moray 21? At $343 it's the bottle its fans reach for, and rightly. But here's the finding: a Glen Moray 21 drinker gets about 85% of what it gives from another bottle, for 41% of the price. Most of the 21, for a sliver of the outlay.
2/The stand-in is the Glencadam 15, $140 for members at Dan Murphy's. Fifteen years old, 46%. A delicate nose: florals, cereal, cooking apples, a flick of white pepper. Then honey and vanilla, roasted chestnuts and nutmeg. The finish is medium, oak and ginger.
3/What a Glen Moray 21 drinker gives up with the Glencadam 15 is mostly six years of age. That's all of it. So the 21 stays the one for its fans, and the Glencadam 15 is the one for every other night. At $5.51 a standard drink against $13.41, an easy yes each way.
Glengoyne 15 leans sherry: vanilla, ginger and toffee on the nose, a note of worn leather. The palate turns oily, raisins and hazelnuts over oak, then a spicy finish dusted with cocoa. $130 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. Pour one and see. More in this week's piece.
Where does Glengoyne 15 land with its neighbours? An Edradour 10 drinker would pay 85% of what their own bottle costs for it, docking it for the extra years. One for the sherried-malt drinker. Pour the two side by side — more in this week's piece.
Glengoyne 15 is $130 this week at Dan Murphy's, about 24 standard drinks in the bottle, so a pour at home runs $5.47 a drink, 215th of 310 that way. A pint at the pub sits near $6.28 a standard drink. Pour one and see where it lands for you. More in this week's piece.
Fancy a dram tonight? Pour a Glengoyne 10 and it's soft and sweet on the nose — malt, oak, a hint of sherry — then cooking apples, and a long buttery vanilla finish that dries slow. $88 for members at Dan Murphy's, about where it usually sells. More in this week's piece.
Hand a Glencadam 15 drinker a Glengoyne 10 and they'd pay about $121 for it, roughly 76% of what their own bottle costs them. Glengoyne 10 is $88 this week, about where it usually sells. So which drinker are you? More in this week's piece.
Glengoyne 10 comes to about $3.98 a standard drink poured at home. A pint at the pub runs closer to $6.28 a standard drink. Smooth and buttery, with a note of apple. More on it in this week's piece. Pour one and see where it sits for you.
I keep half an eye on the Glengoyne 10, and this week it's $88 for members at Dan Murphy's. That's right where it usually sells, around $88, though I've seen it nudge up to $99. Where it sits today, then, is an easy yes. More on it in this week's piece.
Which is the cheaper drink? Not the cheaper bottle. Glencadam 10 costs $3 more a bottle than Aberfeldy 12. But at 46% against 40%, Glencadam is the cheaper drink: $4.21 a standard drink against $4.71. Per standard drink this week, side by side: Tomatin 12 at $3.79. Glengoyne 10 at $3.98. The Deveron 12 at $4.12. Then Glencadam, then Aberfeldy. A pint at the pub runs about $6.28 a standard drink. Every bottle here sits under it. Chasing the low bottle? Tomatin. Want the real saving per pour? Glencadam over Aberfeldy. A yes either way.
Two bottles at $95, and the gap between them is $0, yet the glass tells a different story: at 46% against 43%, Glencadam 10 is the cheaper drink at $3.74 a standard drink against Dalwhinnie 15's $3.99. Per standard drink this week: Deanston 12 $3.79, Glencadam 15 $5.51, both sitting with those two under a pub pint's $6.28. Fettercairn 18 is well above that, at $13.85. Four quiet pours for any night, and the 18 for when you want to linger.
The Glenlivet 18 keeps that familiar mix of fruit and flowers, now more concentrated: dried heather, tinned pineapple, windfall apples, cedar and nutmeg, liquorous and tongue-clinging over custard tart. Curtains drawn, winter settling in. $250, more in this week's piece.
Friday night, the 18 feels too good to open on a whim. The Glenlivet 15 steps in: perfumed oak, apple and pear, a little white pepper. For anyone on The Glenlivet 18, it gives about 95% of the 18 at 50% of the price, $125 for members. More in this week's piece.
Dried flowers, tinned pineapple, the curtains drawn for winter. Pour The Glenlivet 18 for a Glencadam 15 drinker and they'd pay 82% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down for being lighter in strength. More on The Glenlivet 18 in this week's piece.
Glencadam 15 stands in nicely for The Glenlivet 18, giving that drinker about 84% of what it pours for 56% of the price, at $140 for members; the delicate floral nose, cooking apples and white pepper make the case quietly, and this week's piece has the fuller account.
Glengoyne 12 is $89 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. Cask strength, no chill-filtering. The clean Glengoyne maltiness is all there. Add a little water and it opens up. Fragrant and fruity, cherry pits and apples, a whisper of anise. More on it in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of Glengoyne 12's nearest neighbours what they'd give for it, each starting from what they pay for their own bottle: somewhere from $95 to $147. It sits under all of them at $89 for members this week. The full read on Glengoyne 12 is in this week's piece.
Glencadam 15 is back after a couple of years away, and it returns in a soft mood: floral nose, cereal and cooking apples, a whisper of white pepper, then honey, vanilla and roasted chestnuts, closing on oak and ginger. $140 for members at Dan's. More in this week's piece.
A Glencadam 15 drinker gets about 93% of that bottle from Glengoyne 12, for 64% of the price, at $89 for members. Cask strength, clean malt, a little cherry and anise once a drop of water opens it up. Who it suits is laid out in this week's piece.
Honey runs through all of them, so when I handed an Aberfeldy 12 drinker a Glencadam 15 they'd pay 85% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down mostly for the extra strength. More on it in this week's piece.
Honey, roasted chestnuts, a little nutmeg: that's Glencadam 15 on the palate. At $140 for about 25 pours, it works out to $5.51 a standard drink at home. A pint at the pub is about $6.28 a standard drink. Where would you rather sip? More in this week's piece.
Glencadam 15 is $140 for members at Dan Murphy's this week, which is just where it usually sells, around $140, inside a run we've seen reach as high as $160. Settled, then, and a fitting moment to turn to this week's piece on Glencadam 15.
I keep coming back to the shortbread in the Deanston 12. Honey, orange marmalade, a touch of ginger. For a Glencadam 15 drinker it gives about 92% of the bottle, at 69% of the price. It's $97 for members. If you lean soft and sweet, say yes. More in this week's piece.
Fond of Glencadam 15? Dalwhinnie 15 at $95 gives its drinker about 92% of what that bottle does, for 68% of the price. Caramelised fruits, cream, a touch of fennel. Where would you land? More on Glencadam 15 in this week's piece.
Glencadam 15 and Glenfiddich 15 both sit at $140 a bottle, so Glencadam 15 costs $0 more, yet at 46% against 40% it's the cheaper drink: $5.51 a standard drink against $6.34. Climb in age and strength and the pour climbs too — Glengoyne 15 at $6.82, Glenfiddich 18 at $8.14, the first-fill sherry and marmalade of Glengoyne 18 at $11.62. A pint at the pub runs about $6.28 a standard drink, so the honeyed, floral Glencadam pours for less than that while the others pour for more. Want depth, want strength for the money, want the long sherried finish? There's a yes here for each of you.
The Glenlivet 18 is one for when the curtains are drawn and winter's settling in. Dried heather flowers, tinned pineapple and windfall apples, a little cedar and nutmeg, custard tart clinging to the tongue. Pour it slow at $200. More on it in this week's piece.
Love The Glenlivet 18? I keep going back to The Glenlivet 15 at $125 for members: about 95% of what the 18 gives you, for 63% of its price. Perfumed oak, apple and pear. More on the 18 in this week's piece.
Hand The Glenlivet 18 to its nearest neighbours and, each starting from what they pay for their own bottle, their drinkers land anywhere from $83 to $296. The closest, a Glen Moray 21 drinker, would put up 86% of their own bottle's price. More in this week's piece.
Like The Glenlivet 18? Glencadam 15 gives you about 86% of what it does, for 70% of the price. Floral, with cooking apples, a little white pepper and honey. $140 for members. It's back now the aged stock is. More on The Glenlivet 18 in this week's piece.
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.
Glengoyne 12's nearest neighbours start from what they pay for their own bottle, and from there they'd give $95 to $155 for this one. At $89 for members it sits just under where they'd land. The full read on Glengoyne 12 is in this week's piece.
Same money, this week. Glencadam 10 and Dalwhinnie 15: $0 between them a bottle. But 46% against 43% tips it — the Glencadam is the cheaper drink, $3.74 a standard drink against $4.00. Per standard drink: Glencadam 10, $95 — $3.74 Deanston 12, $97 — $3.79 Dalwhinnie 15, $95 — $4.00 Tomatin 12, $98 — $4.13 Glencadam 15, $140 — $5.51 A pint at the pub is about $6.28 a drink. All five sit under it, poured at home. The Dalwhinnie's still there for that honeyed, chunky middle: caramelised fruit, a little cream, a nightcap you sip slow.
| bottle | region | latest ticket | read | window price | CE 360° mean | premium | shelf rank | per std drink | drink rank | content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencadam 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Highlands | $106.99 | observed | $106.99 | $98.02 | 8.4% | #13 of 38 | $4.21 | #12 of 36 | 8 |
| Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Highlands | $159.99 | observed | $150.00 | $137.15 | 8.6% | #14 of 38 | $6.30 | #23 of 36 | 74 |
| Glencadam Reserva Andalucia Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky | Highlands | $101.99 | observed | $90.00 | $76.74 | 14.7% | #20 of 38 | $4.01 | #10 of 36 | 3 |
| Glencadam Reserve American Oak Bourbon Barrel Single Malt Whisky | Highlands | $85.99 | observed | $85.99 | $65.67 | 23.6% | #32 of 38 | $3.89 | #7 of 36 | 3 |