**What to pay.** The Deveron 12 is $90 at Dan Murphy's this week. From what we've seen it usually sells around $91, so this week sits right on its usual mark. That's about $4.07 a standard drink, with roughly 22 standard drinks in the bottle — a pour at home against about $6.28 for a standard drink at the pub, where a pint runs about $13.
The point. Here's the one worth knowing. The Singleton of Dufftown 12 gives a Deveron 12 drinker about 92% of what their own bottle does, for 77% of its price. The Singleton sits softer and quieter: a faint, fruit-punch nose, an easy palate, a finish that fades quickly. It's the accessible end of Speyside, and it's the lightest here per pour.
What its neighbours' drinkers would pay. Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest the Deveron 12 what it's worth to them, each starting from what they pay for their own, and the answers run from $68 to $102. At $90 this week, the Deveron sits inside that range.
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.
Fancy a dram tonight? Pour a Glengoyne 10 and it's soft and sweet on the nose — malt, oak, a hint of sherry — then cooking apples, and a long buttery vanilla finish that dries slow. $88 for members at Dan Murphy's, about where it usually sells. More in this week's piece.
Hand a Glencadam 15 drinker a Glengoyne 10 and they'd pay about $121 for it, roughly 76% of what their own bottle costs them. Glengoyne 10 is $88 this week, about where it usually sells. So which drinker are you? More in this week's piece.
Glengoyne 10 comes to about $3.98 a standard drink poured at home. A pint at the pub runs closer to $6.28 a standard drink. Smooth and buttery, with a note of apple. More on it in this week's piece. Pour one and see where it sits for you.
I keep half an eye on the Glengoyne 10, and this week it's $88 for members at Dan Murphy's. That's right where it usually sells, around $88, though I've seen it nudge up to $99. Where it sits today, then, is an easy yes. More on it in this week's piece.
Which is the cheaper drink? Not the cheaper bottle. Glencadam 10 costs $3 more a bottle than Aberfeldy 12. But at 46% against 40%, Glencadam is the cheaper drink: $4.21 a standard drink against $4.71. Per standard drink this week, side by side: Tomatin 12 at $3.79. Glengoyne 10 at $3.98. The Deveron 12 at $4.12. Then Glencadam, then Aberfeldy. A pint at the pub runs about $6.28 a standard drink. Every bottle here sits under it. Chasing the low bottle? Tomatin. Want the real saving per pour? Glencadam over Aberfeldy. A yes either way.
Pleasantly sweet, a good malt base and a rush of bright summer fruit — clean, easy, nothing fussy. Tomatin 12 is $90 for members at Dan Murphy's, where it usually sells. It drinks like summer in a glass. More on it in this week's piece — what did your glass tell you?
Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Tomatin 12 what they'd pay for it, each starting from their own, and the answers run from $84 to $133. At $90 for members it settles comfortably inside that range, and this week's piece walks through where it lands.
Tomatin 12 is $3.79 a standard drink, a gentle pour at home. A pint at the pub runs nearer $6.28. By the pour that's 129th of 310 at Dan Murphy's. Clean, sweet, uncomplicated — worth a pour if you like it easy. More in this week's piece on Tomatin 12.
Tomatin 12 is $90 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $90, so no surprises either way. Pleasantly sweet, bright summer fruit, uncomplicated. The full read on it is in this week's piece.
Fancy a light one that still has something to hold onto? The Glenlivet 12, $79, leans floral — lily, orchid, a little pineapple — on a creaminess that steadies the lift. Add water for mandarin, rose petal, a sneeze of white pepper. More in this week's piece. Pour one.
Glen Moray 12 gives a The Glenlivet 12 drinker about 100% of what they're after, for 90% of the price, at $71 for members. Honey, icing sugar, a little toffee. More on The Glenlivet 12 in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of The Glenlivet 12's nearest bottles what it's worth to them and the answers run from $68 to $94, which puts $79 squarely inside their range. More on it in this week's piece — pour one and see.
What does a dram actually cost you? The Glenlivet 12 holds about 22 standard drinks a bottle, so a pour at home runs $3.56 each. A pint at the pub sits closer to $6.28 a drink. More on it in this week's piece.
I keep coming back to The Glenlivet 12. This week it's $79 at Dan Murphy's, about where it usually sells. Poured at home that's around $3.56 a standard drink, against $6.28 for one at the pub. Lovely late on, with a drop of water. More in this week's piece.
The Glenlivet 12 leans light: lily, orchid, a little pineapple, bedded on a creaminess that keeps them from drifting off. A drop of water brings mandarin, rose petal, a sneeze of white pepper. $79. Pour one and see — more in this week's piece.
Honey, icing sugar, a little orange peel: Glen Moray 12 at $71 for members gives a The Glenlivet 12 drinker about 99% of what The Glenlivet 12 offers, for 90% of the price. One for anyone after that lighter, sweeter side. More on The Glenlivet 12 in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of the bottles closest to The Glenlivet 12 what they'd pay for it, each starting from what they already pay for their own, and the answers run from $68 to $98; at $79 it sits inside that range. More in this week's piece.
$3.56 a pour at home. That's The Glenlivet 12 at $79, about 22 standard drinks to the bottle. A pint at the pub sits closer to $6.28 a standard drink. More in this week's piece.
The Glenlivet 12 is $79 at Dan Murphy's this week, about where it usually sells, and we've seen it move between $74 and $80, so this sits comfortably in its own range. If its lily-and-cream lightness is your sort of thing, it's worth a pour. More on it in this week's piece.
A dram after dinner on a quiet night in, and the Aberfeldy 12 came up floral and bright, tropical fruit, honey and vanilla, gentle and faintly syrupy over the malt before an orange marmalade finish, lightly spiced. $104 at Dan Murphy's. More in this week's piece.
Both lean soft and sweet, with honey and ripe fruit. Love Aberfeldy 12? I'd look at The Deveron 12: it gives an Aberfeldy 12 drinker about 98% of what that one does, for 87% of the price, $90 this week. Tempted? I get into Aberfeldy 12 in this week's piece.
Put Aberfeldy 12 to the drinkers of its nearest bottles, each starting from what they pay for their own, and they'd give it $69 to $99; it goes for $104 this week. More on Aberfeldy 12 in this week's piece.
Aberfeldy 12 is $104. With about 22 standard drinks in the bottle, that's $4.71 a pour at home, against roughly $6.28 a standard drink for a pint at the pub. Where does that leave you this week? More on Aberfeldy 12 in this week's piece.
Aberfeldy 12 is sitting at $104 at Dan Murphy's this week, which is right where it usually sells, so read it as a steady marker rather than a number on the move. Where it lands among its neighbours is in this week's piece on Aberfeldy 12.
If Aberfeldy 12 is your pour, Tomatin 12 is worth a try: pleasantly sweet, a good malt foundation carrying bright summer fruit, clean right through. At $98 it gives an Aberfeldy 12 drinker about 96% of what that bottle does, for 94% of its price. More in this week's piece.
Like Aberfeldy 12? Glengoyne 10 gives you about 95% of what it does, for 95% of the price, at $99. Oak, a hint of sherry, cooking apples slowly drying to vanilla. Fancy that swap this week? The full piece on Aberfeldy 12 has more.
Tomatin 12. Pleasantly sweet, a clean malt base under a rush of bright summer fruit. Straightforward, uncomplicated. $98 this week; it usually sells around $90. More on it in this week's piece.
I keep noticing how often The Deveron 12 comes up when you tell me you love Tomatin 12. At $90, it gives a Tomatin 12 drinker about 98% of what that dram does, for 92% of the price. Soft and sweet, ripe peaches with a little ginger. More on Tomatin 12 in this week's piece.
Ask the drinkers of the bottles nearest Tomatin 12 what they'd pay for it, each starting from what their own bottle costs, and the answers land between $77 and $109. At $98 it sits inside that range. More on where it falls in this week's piece.
What does a Tomatin 12 actually cost you by the glass? Pour one at home and it's $4.13 a standard drink. A pint at the pub sits around $6.28 a standard drink. Sweet, a good malt base, plenty of bright summer fruit. More on Tomatin 12 in this week's piece.
| bottle | region | latest ticket | read | window price | CE 360° mean | premium | shelf rank | per std drink | drink rank | content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Deveron 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Highlands | $90.99 | observed | $90.99 | $84.74 | 6.9% | #8 of 38 | $4.12 | #11 of 36 | 58 |