A mate of mine was standing in front of the Scotch cabinet at Dan Murphy's, Aberlour 14 in one hand, phone in the other, doing the sum we all do. He likes the 14. He just wondered if he had to pay for the 14 to get the 14.
Here's the short answer, and it's the whole point of this one. The bottle most like Aberlour 14, for less money, comes from the same distillery. Aberlour 12 Double Cask, $113, gives an Aberlour 14 drinker about 98% of what their own bottle does. Same hallway, one door down.
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