Glengoyne 12 is $89 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. That's the number to hold onto. Everything that follows is about how far that $89 reaches.
Start with who likes it. Glengoyne 12 sits in the top 3% of bottles for how broadly it's liked. It fits nearly every foot near it: hand it to a sherry drinker, to a honey-and-fruit drinker, to someone who usually reaches for something gentler, and most of them will find a way in.
Now the part that puts the $89 in company. Ask the drinkers of the bottles closest to Glengoyne 12 what it would be worth to them, each starting from what they already pay for their own bottle, and the answers run from $95 to $147. At $89 for members it lands under every one of them. That makes it an easy yes, even for people who usually drink something else: you're paying below what its nearest company would hand over for the same whisky.
1/Price Glengoyne 12 the way Dan Murphy's prices the rest of its whisky, by age, name, strength and style, and you land near $136. This week it is $109, about 20% under that going rate.
2/That $136 is mostly four things. Age is 43% of it, the name on the label 21%, strength 16%, and being a single malt 11%. Those four are what the pricing can see.
3/What that going rate can't see is the flavour. The clean malt Glengoyne is known for, and with a splash of water, orchard fruit: apples, cherry pits, a touch of anise and almond. None of the priced features carries a cent for that.
4/A stand-in that costs more: Glencadam 15 at $160. Delicate and floral, with honey, cereal, roasted chestnut and nutmeg, about $6.30 a pour at home. For a Glengoyne 12 drinker it gives about 92% of what the Glengoyne does. Both pour well; more is not always better.
| 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 | 108.99 observed | 108.99 m 93.00 observed | 108.99 m 93.00 observed | 108.99 m 93.00 observed | 108.99 observed | 108.99 observed | 108.99 observed | 108.99 observed | 108.99 m 89.00 observed | 108.99 m 89.00 observed | 108.99 m 89.00 observed | 108.99 m 89.00 observed | 108.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 108.99 | 108.99 | 0.00 | 108.99 | 108.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 108.99 | 100 |
| member | 99.15 | 93.00 | 9.60 | 89.00 | 108.99 | 19.99 | 9.7% | 2.66 | 108.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 108.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 109.0 – 109.0 |
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.
Deanston 12 opens with orange marmalade and salted caramel, honeyed shortbread on the nose, milk chocolate and a little peppery oak to close. Soft all the way. $97 for members at Dan's this week. Pour one and see where it settles. More in this week's piece.
Like Deanston 12? Dalwhinnie 15 is made for you. It hands a Deanston 12 drinker about 95% of what you already love, for 98% of the price, at $95. Pour it slow: caramelised fruits, a touch of cream, a light note of fennel. More on Deanston 12 in this week's piece.
I lined up the bottles nearest Deanston 12 and asked their drinkers what they'd pay for it. The answers ran $83 to $129. At $97 for members, it sits comfortably inside that spread. Where exactly, and what it means for you, is in this week's piece.
A pour of Deanston 12 at home comes to $3.79 a standard drink. A pint at the pub sits nearer $6.28 for the same measure, and there are about 26 pours in the bottle. More on how it tastes and who it suits in this week's piece. Which way does your week lean?
Deanston 12 is $97 for members at Dan Murphy's this week; it usually sells around $104. Marmalade and honeyed shortbread on the nose, salted caramel and milk chocolate on the palate, a peppery oak finish. One for the sweet-and-spice drinker — more on it in this week's piece.
Like Deanston 12? Glengoyne 12 gives a Deanston 12 drinker about 93% of what it does, for 92% of the price, at $89 for members. Fragrant once it opens up, cherry and apple over a clean malt. One to try if that's your corner. More on Deanston 12 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.
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.
Deanston 12 noses of orange marmalade and shortbread dipped in honey, then turns soft and sweet on the palate: salted caramel, milk chocolate, hazelnuts, fudge, into a peppery oak finish. $97 for members this week; it usually sells around $112. More in this week's piece.
If Deanston 12 is your usual, Dalwhinnie 15 sits close by at $95, giving a Deanston 12 drinker about 94% of what the Deanston does for 98% of the price, all caramelised fruits, soft cream and a light touch of fennel. More on it in this week's piece on Deanston 12.
Ask the drinkers of Deanston 12's nearest bottles what it's worth, each starting from what they pay for their own, and you get a spread: $83 to $138. At $97 for members it lands comfortably inside. More on Deanston 12 in this week's piece.
Deanston 12 lands at $97 for members, about 26 standard drinks, so roughly $3.79 a pour at home — a pint at the pub runs about $6.28 a standard drink. Orange marmalade, honeyed shortbread in the glass. More on it in this week's piece.
Deanston 12 is $97 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $112, and we've seen it between $97 and $112. Orange marmalade, salted caramel, a little peppery oak on the way out. Pour one and see what you make of it. More in this week's piece.
Like Deanston 12? Glengoyne 12 gives that drinker about 93% of what the Deanston 12 does, for 92% of its price, at $89 for members. Clean malt, and a splash of water brings it out fragrant: cherry, apple, a touch of almond. More on Deanston 12 in this week's piece.
Glass out after dinner, kitchen quiet: Glencadam 15 is back after a couple of years away, $140 for members at Dan Murphy's, about $5.51 a pour at home against $6.28 for a pint. Delicate and floral, then honey and roasted chestnuts, oak and ginger. More in this week's piece.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $98.99 | $91.53 | +7.46 |
| 2 | Glencadam 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $106.99 | $90.64 | +16.35 |
| 3 | Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $150.00 | $89.61 | +60.39 |
| 4 | Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $103.99 | $89.54 | +14.45 |
| 5 | Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $111.99 | $89.15 | +22.84 |
| 6 | Glenmorangie Original 12 Year Old | $74.00 | $87.39 | -13.39 |
| 7 | Glengoyne 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $161.99 | $86.81 | +75.18 |
| 8 | Tomatin 12YO Single Malt Whisky 700mL | $97.99 | $86.78 | +11.21 |
| 9 | Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $135.00 | $86.30 | +48.70 |
| 10 | The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $90.99 | $85.80 | +5.19 |