Here is the short version, and it stays true all the way down: the bottle nearest to Dewar's 15 for less money is its own younger sibling. Dewar's 12 is $69, and to a Dewar's 15 drinker it does about 97% of what the 15 does. Same house, same double ageing, a few dollars saved. If you came for a headline, that is it.
What you're pouring
Dewar's 15 is a blended Scotch, fifteen years old, double aged. The nose leads with vanilla and soft fruit: melon, banana, apple, a twist of orange. There's a slightly woody edge underneath it all, the kind that keeps the sweetness honest. It's an easy, rounded dram rather than a loud one.
1/Dewar's 15 is the one most of the table gets along with, and yet it's priced for the ones who already love it. That's the verdict — here's how it earns it.
2/Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Dewar's 15 what it's worth to them, each starting from what they pay for their own, and the answers run from $52 to $66. At $80 it sits above all of them: it's priced for its fans.
3/On the nose: vanilla and melon, then banana, apple and a little orange, lightly woody. It usually sells around $80, about $3.62 a standard drink, a touch under a pour by the pint at the pub. A yes if it's already your bottle; worth a look if you're new to it.
| slot | 08-13 | 08-20 | 08-27 | 09-03 | 09-10 | 09-17 | 09-24 | 10-01 | 10-08 | 10-15 | 10-22 | 10-29 | 11-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list / member | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed | 79.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 79.99 | 79.99 | 0.00 | 79.99 | 79.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 79.99 | 100 |
| member | 79.99 | 79.99 | 0.00 | 79.99 | 79.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 79.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 79.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 80.0 – 80.0 |
Like your Dewar's 15? Dewar's 12 hands a Dewar's 15 drinker about 97% of what the 15 gives, for 86% of the price, and it's $69 this week. Same family, a year shy. The rest is in this week's piece.
I handed a few Dewar's 12 drinkers a glass of Dewar's 15 the other night, just to see. They'd each pay about 87% of what their own bottle costs them for it. Not bad for a stranger's pour. Would you make the swap? The full story's in this week's piece on Dewar's 15.
Dewar's 15 is $80, around 22 standard drinks to the bottle, so a pour at home works out at about $3.62 a drink. A pint at the pub sits closer to $6.28 a standard drink. More on Dewar's 15 in this week's piece.
Dewar's 15 is $80 at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $80, so this sits about where it always does. Vanilla, melon, a little orange, a whisper of wood. Around $3.62 a pour at home, under a pint at the pub. The full read is in this week's piece.
Like Dewar's 15? Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 gives a Dewar's 15 drinker about 97% of what it does, for 85% of the price. The price: $68. Soft smoke, banana, a little apple. More in this week's piece.
Like Dewar's 15? Pour a Dimple 12 — toffee, warm caramel, a slip of citrus. It gives a Dewar's 15 drinker about 97% of what the Dewar's 15 does, for 67% of the price, at $54. More on Dewar's 15 in this week's piece.
Love Dewar's 15? Dimple 12 gives a Dewar's 15 drinker about 97% of what the Dewar's 15 does, for 67% of its price. Same table, most of the way there, for two-thirds of the spend.
310 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: Grant's Triple Wood 1 litre at $1.99 a standard drink; the median is $4.16; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 235 of the 310 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
305 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: McAllister 1 litre at $2.00 a standard drink; the median is $4.03; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 228 of the 305 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle Of Skye 8 Years Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL | $61.99 | $71.17 | -9.18 |
| 2 | Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 1L | $55.97 | $70.82 | -14.85 |
| 3 | Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL | $55.90 | $70.82 | -14.92 |
| 4 | Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $94.95 | $63.34 | +31.61 |
| 5 | The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $125.00 | $62.65 | +62.35 |
| 6 | Bowmore 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL | $95.00 | $62.56 | +32.44 |
| 7 | Dewar's 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL | $64.99 | $62.53 | +2.46 |
| 8 | Label 5 Premium Reserve 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL | $67.99 | $62.52 | +5.47 |
| 9 | Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $85.90 | $62.45 | +23.45 |
| 10 | The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $69.00 | $62.45 | +6.55 |