From the Deveron desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-29

Tastes like The Deveron 12

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1/If The Deveron 12 is your bottle, the one that tastes most like it is Glen Moray 12. Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's it sits nearest, by the words in both reviews and by what drinkers choose, giving about 91% of what the Deveron does for 78% of the price.

2/The Deveron 12 is soft and fruity, with vanilla, ginger and ripe peaches, then a dry, spicy oak finish. The Glen Moray 12 runs sweeter, honey and icing sugar, soft oak and a little lychee. Vanilla and oak turn up in both.

3/This week at Dan Murphy's the Deveron 12 is $91 and Glen Moray 12 is $71 for members. Poured at home that's $4.12 and $3.21 a standard drink, both under the pub's $6.28. Stay with the Deveron if it's your bottle; reach for the Glen Moray for a change.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Glen Moray 12 for a The Deveron 12 drinker (share of what the The Deveron 12 gives): 91% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
The Deveron 12 price this week: $91 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray 12 price this week: $71 (price.ticket)
Glen Moray 12 price as a share of The Deveron 12's: 78% (price.ticket ratio)
flavour words in both reviews (The Deveron 12, Glen Moray 12): vanilla and oak (identity.review_text (both))
The Deveron 12 per standard drink: $4.12 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
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 Deveron 12 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Glen Moray 12 gives a The Deveron 12 drinker about 91% of what the Deveron 12 does, for 78% of its price.
The Deveron 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
Glen Moray 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: The Deveron 12 and Glen Moray 12
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

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

The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$90.99list 11-05

CE 360° $84.74 · 6.9% over · #8 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $4.12 · #11 of 36 in Highlands

58 pieces · observed

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

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