The Glenlivet 12 is $76 at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $79, and $76 is about as low as we've seen it. Not a dramatic move, but worth knowing if this is already your bottle.
The Glenlivet has always leaned light, and this 12 is that lightness done well. There's lily, orchid and pineapple up top, the flighty flavours, and under them a thick creaminess that beds them all down so they don't float off. Add a little water and you get mandarin, rose petal, and a small sneeze of white pepper. An improved wood policy has given it more to say than it once had. Simply lovely is the honest summary.
So, the price. It usually sells around $79. This week it's $76, and across what we've seen it has sat between $74 and $80. So $76 isn't a one-off dip; it's the quiet bottom of its own usual range. If you buy this one by habit, buy it this week.
1/Light but with ballast: lily, orchid and pineapple float, while a thick creaminess beds them down. Add water and you get mandarin, rose petal and a sneeze of white pepper. That mix is why The Glenlivet 12 finds so many friends across the range.
2/Line it up beside its own crowd. The Glenlivet 12 sits among the ten closest bottles for the drinkers of 23 others; the typical bottle manages 9. Drinkers of Glen Moray 12, The Glen Grant 10 and Glen Moray 15 would each have it near the top of their list.
3/This week it's $76 at Dan Murphy's; it usually sells around $79. That's about $3.44 a pour at home, under a pint at the pub. New to malt? A soft, easy start. A Glen Moray drinker? A near neighbour. Already a fan? Your bottle, at its friendly price.
| 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 |
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| list / member | 79.95 observed | 79.95 m 76.00 observed | 75.95 m 74.00 observed | 79.95 m 76.00 observed | 79.95 observed | 79.95 observed | 79.95 observed | 78.85 observed | 78.85 observed | 78.85 observed | 78.75 observed | 78.75 observed | 75.95 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 78.90 | 78.85 | 1.42 | 75.95 | 79.95 | 4.00 | 1.8% | 0.39 | 75.95 | 15 |
| member | 78.14 | 78.85 | 1.97 | 74.00 | 79.95 | 5.95 | 2.5% | 0.55 | 75.95 | 15 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 78.90 | 2.01 | -1.53 | 1.49 | 78.1 – 79.7 |
Light and floral for a Speysider: honeyed vanilla, a little marshmallow and hay, then a soft dry finish. The Glen Grant 10 is $66 at Dan Murphy's. An easy, clean malt to begin with. Pour one and see for yourself. More on it in this week's piece.
A mate keeps his Glen Moray 15 on the bench for Fridays. Hand him The Glen Grant 10 and he'd put it at 88% of what his own bottle costs him — a fair swap, near enough, from the drinker standing closest. Where would yours land? More on The Glen Grant 10 in this week's piece.
Like The Glenlivet 12? The Singleton of Dufftown 12 is $69. For anyone on The Glenlivet 12, it does about 99% of what that bottle does, at 91% of the price. Soft, faintly fruity, an easy evening pour. The full write-up on The Glenlivet 12 is in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of the bottles closest to The Glenlivet 12 what they'd pay for it, each starting from their own, and you get a spread: $68 at the low end, $117 at the top. This week it's $76, sitting comfortably inside that. The whole of it is in this week's piece.
The Glenlivet 12 is $76 this week, about 22 pours in the bottle, so $3.44 a standard drink at home. That sits 109th of 310 at Dan Murphy's per pour. A pint at the pub is about $6.28 a drink. A light, floral Speyside to sip slowly. More in this week's piece.
The Glenlivet 12 is $76 at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $79, so the price has quietly sat down for one. Where that leaves it is your call to make. The full read on The Glenlivet 12 is in this week's piece.
Like The Glenlivet 12? The Glen Grant 10 gives you about 98% of what it does, for 87% of the price. This week it's $66. Honeyed vanilla, a little marshmallow and hay, a soft dry finish. More on The Glenlivet 12 in this week's piece. Fancy a side-by-side?
Glenlivet 12 costs $1 more a bottle than The Glenlivet 15: $126 against $125, near enough the same money. Then you pour. The 12 sits at 40%, the 15 at 40% too, yet the 12 comes out $3.99 a standard drink against the 15 at $5.66. The one that costs more a bottle is the cheaper glass. Per standard drink this week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 — $3.12 The Glenlivet 12 — $3.56 Glenlivet 12 — $3.99 Aultmore 12, at 46% — $4.57 The Glenlivet 15 — $5.66 Each is a pour at home for less than a pint at the pub, about $6.28. Younger or older, there's one here to suit.
The Glen Grant 10, $70 for members at Dan's. Light, floral, fresh. Honeyed vanilla and lively fruit, with a whisper of marshmallow and hay. The finish turns soft and dry. A clean malt to start on. It usually sells around $76. More on The Glen Grant 10 in this week's piece.
Hand The Glen Grant 10 to someone who drinks Aberfeldy 12 and they'd put it at 89% of what their own bottle costs, easing it down for being a Speysider rather than a Highlander. Light, floral and an easy introduction either way. More on it in this week's piece.
I keep half an eye on The Glen Grant 10, and this week it's $70 for members at Dan Murphy's. It usually sells around $76, and I've seen it wander between $70 and $81, so nothing too dramatic. More on this light, floral little Speysider in this week's piece.
I've set two Speysiders side by side this week. The Glen Grant 10, $70 for members, is the lighter one: floral and fresh, honeyed vanilla with a touch of marshmallow and hay, and a soft dry finish I'd happily pour a newcomer. The Glenlivet 12, $79, carries more: lily, orchid and pineapple, with a creaminess that beds those flowers down where the Glen Grant lets them drift, and a drop of water brings mandarin, rose petal and white pepper. The two come to $149 at Dan Murphy's for members, against $154 at their usual prices, and $187 for the same pair at Liquorland this week.
Smooth and easy to like: perfumed oak, apple and pear, a whisper of white pepper, with pineapple and honey sneaking in. The Glenlivet 15, $125 for members. That's about $5.66 a standard drink, a touch under a pint at the pub. More on it in this week's piece.
Like The Glenlivet 15? An Aberfeldy 12, poured of an evening, gives you about 95% of what the 15 does. Fresh tropical fruit, honey, a little orange marmalade on the finish, for 83% of its price, at $104. Give one a pour. More on The Glenlivet 15 in this week's piece.
Hand a The Glenlivet 18 drinker a glass of The Glenlivet 15 and they'd set it at $177, about 71% of what their own bottle runs, easing it back mainly for the younger age. Orchard fruit, soft spice, smooth. The rest sits in this week's piece on The Glenlivet 15.
These Speyside malts lean the same way, orchard fruit and a soft trace of spice. The Glenlivet 15 comes to about 22 standard drinks a bottle, so a pour at home settles around $5.66, while a standard drink of a pub pint sits near $6.28. More on it in this week's piece.
Love The Glenlivet 15? The Singleton of Dufftown 12 gives you about 94% of what it does for 55% of the price, and at $69 for members the price is what stands out. More in this week's piece.
Pour the Glen Moray 12 and the nose turns sweet: honey, icing sugar, toffee bonbons, orange peel. The palate runs medium, soft oak under barley sugar, nectarine and lychee. Vanilla sees it out. Glen Moray 12, $71 for members at Dan Murphy's. More on it in this week's piece.
Like your Glen Moray 12? The Glen Grant 10 gives a Glen Moray 12 drinker about 99% of what it does, for 99% of the price, at $70 for members: honeyed vanilla, a hint of marshmallow, a soft dry finish. More on the Glen Moray 12 in this week's piece.
What would the drinkers of the bottles nearest Glen Moray 12 pay for it? Somewhere between $68 and $94, each starting from what they pay for their own. At $71 for members it sits inside that range. More on it in this week's piece.
Three of these bottles come in around the same size: about 22 standard drinks each. On that count, Glen Moray 12 works out at $3.21 a pour poured at home, while a pint at the pub sits nearer $6.28 a standard drink. More on Glen Moray 12 in this week's piece.
Friday evening, nothing to prove, and the Glen Moray 12 comes out. Honey, a little toffee, orange peel, soft oak. Easy for anyone easing into single malt. It's $71 for members at Dan Murphy's this week, and usually sells around $75. More on it in this week's piece.
Fancy a light one that still has something to hold onto? The Glenlivet 12, $79, leans floral — lily, orchid, a little pineapple — on a creaminess that steadies the lift. Add water for mandarin, rose petal, a sneeze of white pepper. More in this week's piece. Pour one.
Glen Moray 12 gives a The Glenlivet 12 drinker about 100% of what they're after, for 90% of the price, at $71 for members. Honey, icing sugar, a little toffee. More on The Glenlivet 12 in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of The Glenlivet 12's nearest bottles what it's worth to them and the answers run from $68 to $94, which puts $79 squarely inside their range. More on it in this week's piece — pour one and see.
What does a dram actually cost you? The Glenlivet 12 holds about 22 standard drinks a bottle, so a pour at home runs $3.56 each. A pint at the pub sits closer to $6.28 a drink. More on it in this week's piece.
I keep coming back to The Glenlivet 12. This week it's $79 at Dan Murphy's, about where it usually sells. Poured at home that's around $3.56 a standard drink, against $6.28 for one at the pub. Lovely late on, with a drop of water. More in this week's piece.
A clean introduction to Speyside, and an easy one to embrace: light and floral, with honeyed vanilla, a whisper of marshmallow and hay, then a soft, dry finish. The Glen Grant 10, $70 for members this week. More on it in this week's piece.
Pour The Glen Grant 10 and it opens light and floral: honeyed vanilla, a whisper of marshmallow and hay. An Aberfeldy 12 drinker would pay 90% of their own bottle for it, marking it down mainly for not being a Highlander. More in this week's piece on The Glen Grant 10.
The Glen Grant 10 is $70 for members at Dan Murphy's this week; it usually sells around $81. Light and floral for a Speysider, honeyed and fresh. An easy, uncomplicated malt for anyone new to Scotch. Pour one and see how you find it — more in this week's piece.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $85.90 | $78.64 | +7.26 |
| 2 | Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1L | $88.19 | $78.23 | +9.96 |
| 3 | The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $69.00 | $78.14 | -9.14 |
| 4 | The Glen Grant 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $80.99 | $77.78 | +3.21 |
| 5 | Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $78.99 | $77.76 | +1.23 |
| 6 | Glen Moray 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $94.00 | $76.20 | +17.80 |
| 7 | The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $125.00 | $75.63 | +49.37 |
| 8 | Aultmore AULTMORE® 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $115.99 | $74.31 | +41.68 |
| 9 | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1L | $77.69 | $73.95 | +3.74 |
| 10 | Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $75.95 | $73.95 | +2.00 |