| 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 | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed | 103.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 103.99 | 103.99 | 0.00 | 103.99 | 103.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 103.99 | 100 |
| member | 103.99 | 103.99 | 0.00 | 103.99 | 103.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 103.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 103.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 104.0 – 104.0 |
Glencadam 10 costs $0 more a bottle than Dalwhinnie 15. Both sit at $95. But at 46% against 43%, the Glencadam is the cheaper drink: $3.74 a standard drink against $3.99. The Dalwhinnie earns its keep. A deep, honeyed nose, caramelised fruits and a touch of thick cream, then a gentle, chunky middle that is the secret of it. Per standard drink this week: Glencadam 10, $3.74 Dalwhinnie 15, $3.99 Aberfeldy 12, $4.71 Glencadam 15, $5.51 Fettercairn 18, $13.85 A pint at the pub runs about $6.28. Four pour for less at home; the Fettercairn 18 asks more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kettle's on, the dishes can wait, and this is what's in the glass. Glen Moray 12 pours honey and icing sugar, then soft oak and a dab of lychee, finishing on vanilla. Honeyed, easy, bourbon-cask stuff. Glen Moray 12, $71 for members. More in this week's piece.
Like Glen Moray 12? The Glen Grant 10 gives its drinker about 99% of the same pleasure, for 99% of the price. $70 for members. Honeyed vanilla, a touch of marshmallow, a soft dry finish. One for the drinker after an easy, clean malt. Keen? More in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Glen Moray 12 what they'd pay for it, each starting from their own glass, and the answers land between $75 and $103. At $71 for members, that's a happy place to be sitting, and it's where this week's piece picks up the thread.
Glen Moray 12 comes to about $3.21 a standard drink at home, with roughly 22 of them in the bottle. A pint at the pub sits closer to $6.28 for the same measure. Pour one at your own pace and have a look at this week's piece on the Glen Moray 12 for the rest of it.
I noticed Glen Moray 12 sitting at $71 for members at Dan's this week, where it usually sells around $79, and for a honey-and-orange-peel dram that's been quietly steady, that's the number I'd keep in mind. More on it in this week's piece — what would you pour it against?
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.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $90.99 | $102.77 | -11.78 |
| 2 | Tomatin 12YO Single Malt Whisky 700mL | $97.99 | $102.16 | -4.17 |
| 3 | Glengoyne 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $98.99 | $99.26 | -0.27 |
| 4 | Glengoyne 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $93.00 | $98.93 | -5.93 |
| 5 | Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $94.95 | $98.70 | -3.75 |
| 6 | Clynelish 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $109.00 | $98.16 | +10.84 |
| 7 | Glencadam 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $106.99 | $96.57 | +10.42 |
| 8 | Deanston 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $111.99 | $96.01 | +15.98 |
| 9 | Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $150.00 | $95.12 | +54.88 |
| 10 | Glenmorangie Original 12 Year Old | $74.00 | $93.87 | -19.87 |