You like the Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish. The sensible question is where to go if you want the same thing for less. The answer stays in the family. Glenfiddich 12, $79, gives a Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish drinker about 85% of what their own bottle does. Same house, lighter spend.
So what are you drinking? It's a Speyside single malt, twelve years old, with a sherry cask finish doing the talking. The nose is sweet and nutty: orange marmalade, green apples, strawberry jam, a little oak, dark chocolate. The palate carries it on — nutty, sweet treats, bubble gum, dark cherry chocolate, peaches and cream, vanilla. The finish is sweet and short to say. An easy, sweet-leaning dram.
What should you pay? It's $137 at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $137, and we've seen it between $125 and $137. So this week sits at the top of its own range, which is no surprise.
Now the neighbours. What would the drinkers of the nearest bottles pay for this one, each starting from what they pay for their own? A Glengoyne 10 drinker would pay about $85 for the Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish, 86% of what their own bottle costs them, marking it down mostly for not being from the Highlands and for being stronger. The other way round, a Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish drinker rates Glengoyne 10 at about 93% of their own bottle, marking it down for being lighter in strength and younger than theirs. Side by side, the two sit close. Across the drinkers of the bottles nearest it, the answers run from $85 to $157. At $137, this week's price sits inside what those drinkers would pay.
If you want a change, three stand-ins do the job.
Glengoyne 12, $89 for members. Fragrant with a drop of water, cherry pits and apples, a touch of anise. To a Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish drinker it gives about 98% of what their bottle does, for 65% of the price.
The Balvenie 12 American Oak, $99. Honey, navel oranges, red apples, lemon drops. About 95% for 72% of the price. It usually sells around $99, and we've seen it from $99 to $141.
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12, $105. Honey, almonds, nutmeg, dried fruit, a long spiced finish. About 94% for 77% of the price. It usually sells around $100, and we've seen it between $98 and $105.
Who's it for? If the Glenfiddich 12 Sherry Cask Finish is already your bottle, nothing here asks you to leave; $137 buys the sweet, sherried dram you came for. Want the same voice for less? Glenfiddich 12 at $79 is the closest step down, from the same distillery. After a cask-strength lift, Glengoyne 12 at $89. For a honeyed, bourbon-led turn, the Balvenie 12 American Oak. For sherry spice over honey, the DoubleWood. Every drinker in this piece has a yes.
One bottle, and a few good ways to stay near it.
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