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/If Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish is your bottle, here's one for every other night: Glengoyne 12, $89 for members at Dan Murphy's. It gives a Glenfiddich 12 drinker about 98% of what that bottle gives, for 65% of the price. Worth a look?
2/Glengoyne 12, $89 for members. Twelve years, cask strength, no chill-filtering. That clean Glengoyne maltiness runs right through it. Add a splash of water and it opens up, fragrant and fruity, cherry and apple, a touch of anise and almond underneath. Unhurried, easy to sit with.
3/You give up little with it, since it pours 98% of what the Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish, $137, gives: sherry warmth, orange marmalade, green apples. That one stays the favourite for its fans. The Glengoyne 12 is the one for every other night. Which drinker are you this week?
| 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.
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.
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.
Clean malt, then cherry pits and apple once the water goes in: that's Glengoyne 12. For a Glencadam 15 drinker it gives about 94% of the glass, at 64% of the price, $89 for members. More on Glencadam 15 in this week's piece.
What would the drinkers of the bottles nearest Glencadam 15 pay for a bottle of it? Somewhere between $86 and $148, each starting from what they already pay for their own. At $140 for members it sits inside that range. The full working is in this week's piece.
What I keep coming back to with Glencadam 15: $5.51 a standard drink at home, about 25 pours to the bottle. A pint at the pub's about $6.28 a drink. If you like a delicate, honeyed malt, pour one and settle in with this week's piece.
Glencadam 15 is $140 for members at Dan Murphy's this week, right around the $140 it usually sells, and it suits anyone after a gentle, honeyed malt with a touch of pepper and ginger to close. Pour one and see. The rest is in this week's piece.
Like Glencadam 15? Deanston 12 gets you about 93% of the way there, for 69% of the price. It's $97 for members. Orange marmalade, honeyed shortbread, a touch of ginger and vanilla. Pour one and see. More on Glencadam 15 in this week's piece.
I keep coming back to the price on this one. Dalwhinnie 15 is $95, and for a Glencadam 15 drinker it gives about 92% of what the Glencadam does, for 68% of that price. Caramelised fruits, a little cream, a touch of fennel. More on the Glencadam 15 in this week's piece.
Glengoyne's ladder, three rungs this week. The 10 at $99, the 12 at $89, the 15 at $162 — three steps up the one house style. What does each step up actually get you? And what does the younger bottle give the drinker of the older one? Let's climb.
If Glengoyne 15 is your bottle, the first thing I'd want to know is whether there's something close to it for less. There is, and it comes from the same still. Glengoyne 12, at $109, gives a Glengoyne 15 drinker about 93% of what their own bottle does. Same house, a little less across the counter — that's the whole point of this piece, so let me show my working.
Thursday night, someone's kitchen bench, three of you standing around deciding what to open. One mate likes his dram sweet, another leans towards something gentle, and nobody's in the mood for a debate about it. Reach for the Deanston 12 and the question tends to answer itself before the first pour lands.
Of all the bottles sitting close to Deanston 12, few are liked as widely. It lands in the top 18% for how broadly it pleases a room. That is a roundabout way of saying it rarely meets a drinker it puts off, and it is the thing to hold onto before anything else here.
A mate texts from the bottle shop: the Glencadam 15 is in again, is it worth it. It had gone quiet for a couple of years while the distillery waited on stock the right age. Now it's back, and the honest answer runs a little sideways.
| # | 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 |