Glen Moray 18 is $164 at Dan Murphy's this week, and that is about where it usually sells, around $164. So treat this as a price guide, not a scramble: if it is your bottle, you already know the number.
Here is the thing worth knowing. The bottle most like Glen Moray 18 for less money carries the same name on the label. Glen Moray 15, $94 for members, gives a Glen Moray 18 drinker about 87% of what their own bottle does. Same distillery, three fewer years, and most of the character still in the glass.
Now the other drinkers. A Dalwhinnie 15 drinker would pay about $84 for Glen Moray 18, which is 88% of what they pay for their own bottle; they mark it down for not being a Highland malt and for being stronger than what they are used to. Turn it around and a Glen Moray 18 drinker rates Dalwhinnie 15 at 91% of their own, marking it down for being lighter in strength and younger. Across the bottles sitting nearest Glen Moray 18, the answers run from $84 to $322. At $164 this week, it sits inside that span — what the drinkers of the nearest bottles would pay for it, each starting from what they pay for their own.
1/Billy's on the fire, two bottles in the camp box. Old mate wanders over, swirls his glass. 'Warm and soft, this one. Melon and apricot, bit of dried hay. What'd you call it?' Glen Moray 18, I tell him — $164 at Dan Murphy's. He settles back on his swag.
2/'You on the same?' he asks, nodding at my glass. Nah — that's the Glen Moray 21. Oolong and red fruits, a wisp of Tawny Port, baking spice over something creamy and honeyed. 'Keeping the good stuff for yerself,' he grins. Fair cop. It's the one for its fans.
3/The 21 runs $304 for members this week; it usually sells around $343, and against that the 18 is about 48% of the price. Side by side it comes out clean: the Glen Moray 18 gives a 21 drinker about 95% of what the 21 does, for 54% of its price.
4/What a 21 drinker gives up with the 18 is mostly three years of age, and not much else. So here's the yes for each: the 21 stays the one for its fans, and the 18, at $164, is the one for every other night round the fire.
| slot | 08-13 | 08-20 | 08-27 | 09-03 | 09-10 | 09-17 | 09-24 | 10-01 | 10-08 | 10-15 | 10-22 | 10-29 | 11-05 |
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| list / member | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed | 163.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 163.99 | 163.99 | 0.00 | 163.99 | 163.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 163.99 | 100 |
| member | 163.99 | 163.99 | 0.00 | 163.99 | 163.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 163.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 163.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 164.0 – 164.0 |
Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve, $113 for members at Dan Murphy's. Woody yet floral, oak underpinning heather with honey, vanilla and a twist of citrus. Well balanced, a long and easy finish, the daily dram you reach for without a second thought. More on it in this week's piece.
Like Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve? The Balvenie 12 American Oak, $99, gives a Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve drinker about 94% of it, at 88% of the price. Honey and navel orange. More on Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve in this week's piece.
Hand a Glen Moray 18 drinker the Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve and they'd pay 88% of what their own bottle costs. They dock it a touch for the younger years, not the dram: oak, heather, honey. Worth a pour? The full read on Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve is in this week's piece.
A Glenfiddich 14 Bourbon Reserve poured at home works out at $4.76 a standard drink, about 24 to the bottle. A pint at the pub sits nearer $6.28 a drink, so the couch is quietly ahead. That's the price per pour; the full tasting is in this week's piece.
The Glenlivet 18: dried heathery flowers, tinned pineapple, windfall apples, then a turn to cedar and nutmeg. Tongue-clinging, custard tart, autumn fruit on the finish — curtains drawn, settling in for winter. $170 for members at Dan Murphy's. More in this week's piece.
I keep coming back to this: if you love The Glenlivet 18, The Glenlivet 15 at $153 gives you about 96% of what it does, for 90% of the price. Perfumed oak, apple and pear, soft white pepper. More in this week's piece.
Hand a The Glenlivet 15 drinker a bottle of The Glenlivet 18 and they'd pay 78% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down mostly for the extra years it carries over theirs. More on The Glenlivet 18, and where it sits, in this week's piece. Pour one and see.
Melon and apricot, a little apple pie. That's Glen Moray 18. For a The Glenlivet 18 drinker it gives about 87% of what the 18 does, at 96% of the price. $164 this week. More in this week's piece on The Glenlivet 18.
Poured after dinner, lamp on. Glen Moray 21 noses like oolong and red fruit with a wisp of tawny port; the palate goes creamy and honeyed, a touch of baking spice. $304 for members at Dan Murphy's. A quiet, sweet old Speyside for the unshowy drinker. More in this week's piece.
Melon and apricot. A warm, soft dram. Glen Moray 18 gives a Glen Moray 21 drinker about 95% of what the 21 does, for 54% of the price. It's $164. A soft yes for the 21 lover who'd happily pour this of an evening. More on Glen Moray 21 in this week's piece.
Put Glen Moray 21 beside the bottles nearest it and ask those drinkers what it's worth to them. Their answers run from $76 to $415, each starting from what they pay for their own. This week it's $304 for members, sitting inside that spread. More in this week's piece.
Glen Moray 21 comes to about $11.89 a pour at home, roughly 26 standard drinks to the bottle. If a creamy, honeyed sipper to linger over after dinner is your kind of thing, this is one to pour slowly and savour. More on where it sits this week.
Glen Moray 21 is the pour for someone after an old Speyside that stays soft and sweet: creamy, honeyed, a wisp of Tawny Port and ripe red fruits. It's $304 for members at Dan Murphy's this week; it usually sells around $343. More on where it sits in this week's piece.
Like Glen Moray 21? The Glenlivet 18 gives a Glen Moray 21 drinker about 88% of what they love, for 56% of the price, and it's $170 for members. Dried flowers, tinned pineapple, a settling-in-for-winter dram. Worth a pour. More on the Glen Moray 21 in this week's piece.
Oolong and ripe red fruit wrapped in a wisp of tawny port, then baking spice, caramel and honey over a creamy, sweet palate. That's Glen Moray 21, a long and layered pour at $343. Pour one and sit with it; more in this week's piece.
Fond of Glen Moray 21? Glen Moray 18 keeps close company: for a Glen Moray 21 drinker it gives about 94% of what the 21 does, and at $164 that's 48% of the price, with its own soft melon and apricot. The full look at Glen Moray 21 is in this week's piece.
Hand a The Glenlivet 18 drinker Glen Moray 21 and they'd pay 79% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down mostly for the extra strength. That's the nearest drinker's answer. The rest of the neighbours sit around it in this week's piece.
At $343 the Glen Moray 21 comes to $13.41 a standard drink, a bit over double the $6.28 a pint works out to per drink at the pub. Call it the price of an unhurried pour at home, honeyed and creamy, gentle Speyside for a drinker who likes it soft. More in this week's piece.
Glen Moray 21 sits at $343 at Dan Murphy's this week, right where it usually sells around $343. We've seen it as low as $304. Nose of oolong and ripe red fruits, honey on a creamy palate. More on it in this week's piece.
Like Glen Moray 21? The Glenlivet 18, $200 this week, gives a Glen Moray 21 drinker about 86% of what the Glen Moray 21 does for 58% of the price. Dried flowers, tinned pineapple, windfall apples. Pour one if that's your corner, and see this week's piece on Glen Moray 21.
Cooking apples, a whisper of white pepper, honey settling in behind: that's Glencadam 15, $140 for members, giving a Glen Moray 21 drinker about 86% of what the Glen Moray 21 does for 41% of its price. The full tasting waits in this week's piece on Glen Moray 21.
If you came for this week's Glen Moray 18 and wondered where else to look, The Glen Grant 15 at $149 gives a Glen Moray 18 drinker about 95% of what the 18 pours, for 91% of its price. Shortbread, coffee, a touch of vanilla. The rest sits in this week's piece.
Hand Glen Moray 18 to the drinker standing nearest it, a Dalwhinnie 15 regular, and they'd happily pay 88% of what their own bottle costs them, while across the nearby drinkers the figure runs all the way from $84 up to $322. The full reckoning is in this week's piece.
Poured one last night after the kids were down. Glen Moray 18 runs $164, about 26 standard drinks in the bottle, so $6.29 a pour at home. A pint at the pub sits right alongside that, around $6.28 a drink. More on where the 18 lands in this week's piece.
Melon and apricot, soft and rounded. A touch of dried hay, then peppery fruit and malt underneath. Glen Moray 18 is $164 at Dan Murphy's this week, and it usually sells around $164. More on it in this week's piece.
Pour one after dinner and the Glencadam 15 opens soft: cooking apples, a little white pepper, honey across the palate. For a Glen Moray 18 drinker it gives about 94% of what the 18 does, at 85% of the price, and $140 for members. More in this week's piece on Glen Moray 18.
The Glen Grant 15, $149 at Dan Murphy's. The nose is a biscuit tin: shortbread, coffee hob nobs, golden syrup. Then apples, vanilla cake and marshmallow, with ginger and pepper to finish. One for the biscuit-and-honey drinker; pour one. More in this week's piece.
Like The Glen Grant 15? Deanston 12 gives you about 94% of what it does, for 65% of the price, at $97 for members. One to pour slow of an evening: orange marmalade and honeyed shortbread, then salted caramel and peppery oak. More on The Glen Grant 15 in this week's piece.
Mower off, kettle on. Hand a Dalwhinnie 15 drinker The Glen Grant 15 and they'd pay 87% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down mostly for the extra strength. One for the soft-honey drinker — worth a pour. More in this week's piece.
Golden syrup and shortbread on the nose, lemon candy behind. Vanilla cake on the palate, then lemon zest; a short oak finish. The Glen Grant 15 is about 28 standard drinks, so $5.40 a pour at home, next to $6.28 a standard drink for a pint. More in this week's piece.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLEN GRANT 18 YEARS 700ML | $213.99 | $159.87 | +54.12 |
| 2 | The Glen Grant 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $148.99 | $157.33 | -8.34 |
| 3 | Glen Moray 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $342.99 | $157.23 | +185.76 |
| 4 | Glen Moray 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $94.00 | $152.19 | -58.19 |
| 5 | The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $184.99 | $151.91 | +33.08 |
| 6 | Glenfiddich 14YO Bourbon Res 700ml | $129.99 | $149.72 | -19.73 |
| 7 | The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $125.00 | $148.93 | -23.93 |
| 8 | The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $726.99 | $146.88 | +580.11 |
| 9 | Aultmore AULTMORE® 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $115.99 | $144.15 | -28.16 |
| 10 | Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $298.95 | $142.93 | +156.02 |