From the Glen Moray desk · Thread · Value pick · 2026-10-29

Glen Moray 12: the everyday stand-in for Aberfeldy 12

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1/If Aberfeldy 12 is your bottle, here's one for every other night: Glen Moray 12, $71 for members at Dan Murphy's. It gives an Aberfeldy 12 drinker about 91% of what the Aberfeldy does, for 68% of its price.

2/Glen Moray 12, $71 for members. Twelve years old, bottled at 40%. The nose is honey, icing sugar and toffee; the palate soft oak, nectarine and lychee; vanilla and a return of honey on a medium finish. It usually sells around $75.

3/What an Aberfeldy 12 drinker gives up with the Glen Moray 12 is mostly the region. Pour them side by side and they sit very close. That's the whole of it.

4/Aberfeldy 12, $104: tropical fruit, honey and vanilla, still the one for its fans. Glen Moray 12, $71 for members, is the one for every other night. Same bottle, roughly, for two out of three: 91% for 68%.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Glen Moray 12 for an Aberfeldy 12 drinker (share of what the Aberfeldy 12 gives): 91% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Glen Moray 12 price as a share of the Aberfeldy 12's, this week: 68% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Glen Moray 12 price this week: $71 (price.ticket)
Aberfeldy 12 price this week: $104 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray 12 per standard drink: $3.21 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Aberfeldy 12 per standard drink: $4.71 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Glen Moray 12 ABV: 40% (identity.abv)
Glen Moray 12 usual price: $75 (price_guide.usual)
Glen Moray 12 lowest seen: $71 (price_guide.seen_low)
Glen Moray 12 highest seen: $79 (price_guide.seen_high)
WHAT IT GIVES UP (fixed: keep its meaning; never give another reason): What an Aberfeldy 12 drinker gives up with the Glen Moray 12 is mostly the region.

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$78.99list 11-05

CE 360° $77.09 · 2.4% over · #17 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $3.58 · #27 of 75 in Speyside

66 pieces · observed

Aberfeldy 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$103.99list 11-05

CE 360° $98.16 · 5.6% over · #4 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.71 · #16 of 36 in Highlands

131 pieces · observed

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