| 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 | 125.99 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 observed | 125.99 observed | 125.99 observed | 125.99 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 m 98.00 observed | 125.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 125.99 | 125.99 | 0.00 | 125.99 | 125.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 125.99 | 100 |
| member | 110.92 | 98.00 | 14.52 | 98.00 | 125.99 | 27.99 | 13.1% | 4.03 | 125.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 125.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 126.0 – 126.0 |
Bunnahabhain 12, $99 for members at Dan Murphy's. The nose is all sea salt and tangerines. The palate turns oily and warm: vanilla, sultanas, hazelnuts, a wisp of woodsmoke. Salt and drying smoke on the finish. More on it in this week's piece.
Bunnahabhain 12 and its nearest neighbour, Tamdhu 12, both lean on sherry casks. Hand a Tamdhu 12 drinker a Bunnahabhain 12 and they'd put it at 72% of what their own bottle costs. Plenty to like either way. More on the Bunnahabhain 12 in this week's piece.
I poured the Bunnahabhain 12 and there it was: sea salt, a little tangerine, smoke drifting off at the end. At $99 that's $3.87 a standard drink, about 26 to the bottle. A pint runs about $6.28 a standard drink; a quieter pour at home. More in this week's piece.
Glenfarclas 15: Christmas cake in a glass. Dried fruit, toffee, a hint of leather, warming spice. Full-bodied and smooth, non-chill filtered. This week it's $185 at Dan Murphy's. The whole story's in this week's piece.
If you love Glenfarclas 15, I'd happily pour you a Tamdhu 12. At $126 it's about 68% of the Glenfarclas price, and for a Glenfarclas 15 drinker it gives you about 88% of what you already enjoy, with citrus, hazelnut and dry sherry. More on Glenfarclas 15 in this week's piece.
Hand a Tamdhu 12 drinker a Glenfarclas 15 and they'd pay about $87 for it, 69% of what their own bottle costs them. The sherry and dried fruit sit close enough to home. Who it suits: a sherried-malt drinker. More in this week's piece on the Glenfarclas 15.
Glenfarclas 15, all dried fruit and Christmas cake, is $7.28 a standard drink poured at home — the kind of pour you sit with rather than rush. This week's piece has the rest.
Like Glenfarclas 15? Aberlour 14 pours jammy peaches, marzipan and vanilla, then slips into milk chocolate and a whisper of coffee. For a Glenfarclas 15 drinker it gives about 88% of the ride at 76% of the price, $140 for members. More in this week's piece.
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12, $105 at Dan Murphy's this week; it usually sells around $100. Floral and honeyed on the nose, then silky sherry, nutmeg and dried fruit, with a hint of orange drying out the long finish. Robust and elegant at once. More on it in this week's piece.
If Bunnahabhain 12 is your bottle, the one that tastes nearest to it at Dan Murphy's is Tamdhu 12. Nearest two ways: the words in their reviews, and what drinkers reach for. Tamdhu 12 gives a Bunnahabhain 12 drinker about 97% of what it does, for 77% of the price.
Start with the price, because it sets the frame. This week Bunnahabhain 12 is $99 for members at Dan Murphy's, and it usually sells around that. Across about 26 pours in the bottle that works out at $3.87 a standard drink, so a glass at home sits under a $13 pint at the pub ($6.28 a standard drink). The price guide below puts it against the bottles closest to it.
Glenfarclas 15 is $185 at Dan Murphy's this week, which is about where it usually sits. As a pour at home that works out to around $7.28 a standard drink, a touch over a $13 pint at the pub (roughly $6.28 a drink, since a pint holds about two). There are about 25 standard drinks in the bottle.
Pour The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 on a slow evening and you get the Speyside house style in full. Floral first, then honey, oak and almonds on the nose. The palate is silky: spicy sherry, nutmeg, dried fruit. The finish runs quite long, a hint of orange under drying spices. Twelve years in ex-bourbon casks, nine months finished in Spanish oak oloroso sherry. Elegant, and robust with it.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $105.00 | $96.72 | +8.28 |
| 2 | Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL | $159.99 | $96.38 | +63.61 |
| 3 | Tamdhu 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $201.99 | $91.95 | +110.04 |
| 4 | Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $139.99 | $91.19 | +48.80 |
| 5 | Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $129.99 | $90.42 | +39.57 |
| 6 | Aultmore AULTMORE® 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $115.99 | $89.99 | +26.00 |
| 7 | GLENFIDDICH 12YO SHERRY CASK FINISH 700ML | $136.99 | $89.95 | +47.04 |
| 8 | The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $99.95 | $89.08 | +10.87 |
| 9 | Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750mL | $158.66 | $88.33 | +70.33 |
| 10 | The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $125.00 | $85.29 | +39.71 |