1/Whisky-Twitter would never shelve a boutique Irish single malt beside Glenlivet 12. The engine does. It ranks Pearse Lyons Founder's Choice 12 and the Speyside everyone's had as its third-closest pair in the whole catalogue.
2/That closeness is flavour make-up, not two glasses poured together. Both sit in the orchard-and-cereal camp, the Pearse carrying a green, citrus-tea edge over the top. Profile arithmetic, nothing more.
3/Both are on a My Dan Murphy's member deal this Thursday. Pearse Lyons is $110 against a $132 shelf; Glenlivet 12 is $74 against $76. On those member prices each dips just under its own peer-group floor and to the bottom of its recent range.
4/Read it straight: Glenlivet 12 is priced about where its jury puts it, and the Pearse only slips under for members. So which 12-year single malt goes in the glass, the everyday Speyside or the Irish one the model calls its match? Both Dan Murphy's.
| 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 | 131.99 observed | 131.99 m 110.00 observed | 131.99 m 110.00 observed | 131.99 m 110.00 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 observed | 131.99 m 110.00 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 131.99 | 131.99 | 0.00 | 131.99 | 131.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 131.99 | 100 |
| member | 125.22 | 131.99 | 10.56 | 110.00 | 131.99 | 21.99 | 8.4% | 2.93 | 110.00 | 31 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 131.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 132.0 – 132.0 |
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 | Glenmorangie Original 12 Year Old | $74.00 | $129.90 | -55.90 |
| 2 | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1L | $77.69 | $129.78 | -52.09 |
| 3 | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $75.95 | $129.78 | -53.83 |
| 4 | Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $111.99 | $128.82 | -16.83 |
| 5 | Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $92.00 | $128.14 | -36.14 |
| 6 | The Balvenie 12 Year Old American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $99.00 | $127.75 | -28.75 |
| 7 | Glenfiddich 14YO Bourbon Res 700ml | $129.99 | $127.14 | +2.85 |
| 8 | Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $135.00 | $126.96 | +8.04 |
| 9 | Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $99.00 | $124.05 | -25.05 |
| 10 | Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $78.99 | $121.52 | -42.53 |