If The Glen Grant 15 is your pour, the question that follows you down the whisky aisle is a simple one: what else gets you most of the way there, and for how much less? Here is the short answer. Deanston 12 gives a The Glen Grant 15 drinker about 94% of what their own bottle does, for 65% of its price.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list / member | 140.99 observed | 140.99 m 130.00 observed | 140.99 m 130.00 observed | 140.99 m 130.00 observed | 140.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed | 148.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 145.91 | 148.99 | 4.05 | 140.99 | 148.99 | 8.00 | 2.8% | 1.12 | 148.99 | 100 |
| member | 143.38 | 148.99 | 8.17 | 130.00 | 148.99 | 18.99 | 5.7% | 2.26 | 148.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 145.91 | 16.41 | -0.54 | -2.06 | 143.7 – 148.1 |
A pour of Glen Moray 18 at home is about $6.29. Near enough a $13 pint, split the usual two ways. It's warm and soft, no bombast: melon, apricot, a little dried hay, apple pie with the ice cream melting in. $164 a bottle. More in this week's piece.
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.
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.
Where does The Glen Grant 15 land this week? $149 — and it usually sells around $149. We've seen it as low as $130. Shortbread and honey in the glass, and about $5.40 a pour at home, under a pint at the pub. More on it in this week's piece.
Like The Glen Grant 15? The Glencadam 15 gives you about 91% of what it does, and at $140 for members it lands at 94% of the price. Delicate and floral, with cooking apples, honey and a touch of white pepper. More on The Glen Grant 15 in this week's piece.
Two rungs this week: the 10 at $70, the 15 at $149. One step up the ladder and the price more than doubles. So what does the extra height actually get you?
A mate's fortieth in the backyard, and I've been put in charge of the good stuff. Old mate wanders over, has a nose, reckons orange marmalade and shortbread dipped in honey. 'Go on then, what is it?' That'll be the Deanston 12, I tell him — $97 for members at Dan's.
310 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: Grant's Triple Wood 1 litre at $1.99 a standard drink; the median is $4.16; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 235 of the 310 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
305 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: McAllister 1 litre at $2.00 a standard drink; the median is $4.03; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 228 of the 305 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
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.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Moray 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $163.99 | $142.54 | +21.45 |
| 2 | GLEN GRANT 18 YEARS 700ML | $213.99 | $139.22 | +74.77 |
| 3 | Glen Moray 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $94.00 | $136.08 | -42.08 |
| 4 | Aultmore AULTMORE® 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $115.99 | $135.85 | -19.86 |
| 5 | Glenfiddich 14YO Bourbon Res 700ml | $129.99 | $134.05 | -4.06 |
| 6 | Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $78.99 | $132.74 | -53.75 |
| 7 | Cragganmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $85.90 | $132.72 | -46.82 |
| 8 | The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $78.85 | $132.33 | -53.48 |
| 9 | The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $125.00 | $131.05 | -6.05 |
| 10 | The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $69.00 | $130.71 | -61.71 |