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From the Glen Grant guy · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-22

Tastes like The Glen Grant 10

1/Honeyed and vanilla run through both reviews. If you like The Glen Grant 10, the bottle that tastes most like it at Dan Murphy's is Glen Moray 12 — a stand-in that gives you about 99% of what the Glen Grant 10 does.

2/In the glass they rhyme, not repeat. The Glen Grant 10 is light and floral, honeyed vanilla on the nose with a hint of marshmallow, a soft dry finish. Glen Moray 12 noses sweet with honey, icing sugar and orange peel, then barley sugar and nectarine, vanilla on the close.

3/The Glen Grant 10 is $70 for members this week; Glen Moray 12 is $71 for members, about $3.21 a standard drink against the $6.28 a pour costs from a $13 pint at the pub. A yes for each: stay with the Glen Grant 10 if it's yours, reach for Glen Moray 12 when you fancy a change.

Sources

  • Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: The Glen Grant 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
  • Glen Moray 12 for a The Glen Grant 10 drinker (share of what the The Glen Grant 10 gives): 99% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • The Glen Grant 10 price this week: $70 (price.ticket)
  • Glen Moray 12 price this week: $71 (price.ticket)
  • flavour words in both reviews (The Glen Grant 10, Glen Moray 12): honeyed and vanilla (identity.review_text (both))
  • Glen Moray 12 per standard drink: $3.21 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
  • a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
  • THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Glen Moray 12 is the nearest to The Glen Grant 10 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Glen Moray 12 gives a The Glen Grant 10 drinker about 99% of what the Glen Grant 10 does, at about the same price.
  • Glen Moray 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Glen Moray 12
  • over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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