The bottle that comes closest to The Glenlivet 15 for less money is sitting one rung down in the same range. The Glenlivet 12 is $79, and to someone who drinks the 15 it does about 93% of what their own bottle does. Same distillery, same light Speyside character, a smaller bill. That is the whole story, so let's walk the rest of it.
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