1/Eighteen years, all sherry cask, and rarely knocked down: Glengoyne 18 is $220 for My Dan Murphy's members this week. Non-members still see $276 on the shelf, where it's sat all along.
2/The reason to look isn't the offer, it's the standing. Glengoyne 18's CE 360° jury of ten reads fair value at about $251, band floor $237. At $220 the members' price is roughly thirty dollars under fair, and below the band — unusual for a bottle that normally trades close to consensus.
3/Rich, dried-fruit, sit-down-after-dinner Highland malt. $220 is a real door price for an aged sherried eighteen as of this morning. A sensible one-bottle splurge, or would you rather two younger drams for the money? Tell me your state's ticket.
| 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 | 275.99 observed | 275.99 m 220.00 observed | 275.99 m 220.00 observed | 275.99 m 220.00 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed | 275.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 275.99 | 275.99 | 0.00 | 275.99 | 275.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 275.99 | 100 |
| member | 263.07 | 275.99 | 24.55 | 220.00 | 275.99 | 55.99 | 9.3% | 6.81 | 275.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 275.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 276.0 – 276.0 |
The Glendronach 12, $110 at Dan Murphy's this week, and it usually sells around $119. After a parade of Glendronachs over the years, this is the 12 that won me over: the sherry held back just enough to let the spirit speak. My favourite of them. More in this week's piece.
Hand The Glendronach 12 to drinkers of its nearest bottles and they'd pay $90 to $248 for it, each from what their own bottle costs. The closest, a Glenfarclas 15 drinker, lands at $125, 68% of their own. It's $110 this week. More in this week's piece. Where would you sit?
The Glendronach 12 is $110 at Dan Murphy's this week. It usually sells around $119, so a few dollars under its regular mark as you pour one. Where it sits against the neighbours is in this week's piece.
Glenfiddich 18 opens on oak and fresh apple wound through barley, then settles into fruit cake and Christmas pudding warmed with cinnamon, smooth and easy, a pour that suits anyone easing into a long evening. This week it's $175 at Dan Murphy's. More in this week's piece.
Fond of Glenfiddich 18? A Glenfiddich 18 drinker gets about 95% of what that bottle gives from Glengoyne 15, at 74% of the price, and it's $130 for members this week. Sherry, vanilla, a little ginger. Pour one and see. More in this week's piece on Glenfiddich 18.
Glenfiddich 18 opens on oak and fresh apple, then a smooth palate of fruit cake and cinnamon. Hand it to an Edradour 10 drinker and they'd pay 71% of what their own bottle costs, marking it down for the extra years. More on Glenfiddich 18 in this week's piece.
I noticed the apple and toffee on the Glenfiddich 18 first, then oak, barley and a warm cinnamon spice through the finish. At $175 it works out to $7.92 a pour at home, a touch over a $13 pint at the pub. More on it in this week's piece.
The Glenfiddich 18 is $175 at Dan Murphy's this week, which is right where it usually sells, so I'd call it a steady price rather than a moment to pounce. I've pulled the whole picture together in this week's piece, if you want the neighbours and the pours set out beside it.
Glengoyne 15 leans sherry: vanilla, ginger and toffee on the nose, a note of worn leather. The palate turns oily, raisins and hazelnuts over oak, then a spicy finish dusted with cocoa. $130 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. Pour one and see. More in this week's piece.
Where does Glengoyne 15 land with its neighbours? An Edradour 10 drinker would pay 85% of what their own bottle costs for it, docking it for the extra years. One for the sherried-malt drinker. Pour the two side by side — more in this week's piece.
Glengoyne 15 is $130 this week at Dan Murphy's, about 24 standard drinks in the bottle, so a pour at home runs $5.47 a drink, 215th of 310 that way. A pint at the pub sits near $6.28 a standard drink. Pour one and see where it lands for you. More in this week's piece.
Dried fruits, toffee, leather and spices: aka Glenfarclas 15, $185 at Dan Murphy's this week. For a Glengoyne 18 drinker, about 92% of what the Glengoyne 18 gives, for 67% of its price.
What to pay
If Glenfiddich 18 is your pour and you fancy spending a little less, the nearest answer wears the same name. Glenfiddich 15, at $140, gives a Glenfiddich 18 drinker about 96% of what their own bottle does. Same distillery, three fewer years, and very little left behind.
If Glengoyne 15 is your bottle, the first thing I'd want to know is whether there's something close to it for less. There is, and it comes from the same still. Glengoyne 12, at $109, gives a Glengoyne 15 drinker about 93% of what their own bottle does. Same house, a little less across the counter — that's the whole point of this piece, so let me show my working.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glengoyne 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $360.99 | $266.35 | +94.64 |
| 2 | The GlenDronach 15 Year Old Revival Whisky 700mL | $175.99 | $253.55 | -77.56 |
| 3 | Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $174.90 | $250.55 | -75.65 |
| 4 | Glengoyne 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $161.99 | $250.31 | -88.32 |
| 5 | The Glendronach 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $118.99 | $237.12 | -118.13 |
| 6 | Edradour 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $111.99 | $210.19 | -98.20 |
| 7 | Glencadam 15YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $150.00 | $206.14 | -56.14 |
| 8 | Tamdhu 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $201.99 | $199.02 | +2.97 |
| 9 | Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $139.99 | $197.98 | -57.99 |
| 10 | Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $129.99 | $196.47 | -66.48 |