| 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 | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 m 165.00 observed | 201.99 m 165.00 observed | 201.99 m 165.00 observed | 201.99 m 165.00 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed | 201.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 201.99 | 201.99 | 0.00 | 201.99 | 201.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 201.99 | 100 |
| member | 190.61 | 201.99 | 17.77 | 165.00 | 201.99 | 36.99 | 9.3% | 4.93 | 201.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 201.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 202.0 – 202.0 |
Glenfarclas 25 opens with honey and mellowed zesty fruit, then sherry spice, stewed fruit and a wisp of tobacco, the age showing through quietly the way old things do. $370 for members at Dan Murphy's this week. One for the unhurried sipper; more in this week's piece.
Tamdhu 15 gives a Glenfarclas 25 drinker 73% of what the Glenfarclas 25 does, for 55% of the price, at $202. Molasses, orange peel on the nose, sherry and Turkish Delight on the palate, cloves and dark chocolate on a long finish. More on Glenfarclas 25 in this week's piece.
Hand a Glenfarclas 15 drinker a dram of Glenfarclas 25 and they'd put down 54% of what their own bottle costs them. The nearest drinkers all land higher. I lay it out in this week's piece. Where would you sit?
Glenfarclas 25 is $370. About 24 pours in the bottle, so $15.58 a standard drink at home. That puts it 294th of 310 at Dan Murphy's by the pour. An old, sherried, honeyed thing. More on it in this week's piece.
Like Glenfarclas 25? A Glenfarclas 15 gives a Glenfarclas 25 drinker about 74% of what the 25 does, for 50% of the price, at $185. Dried fruits and toffee on the nose, then dark fruit, Christmas cake and roast oak. Pour one and see — more in this week's piece.
Both lean on honey and a bit of age. Glengoyne 21 gives a Glenfarclas 25 drinker about 93% of what the Glenfarclas 25 does, for 98% of its price. Its own price this week: $361. More on Glenfarclas 25 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.
At $370 for members this week, Glenfarclas 25 sits above what the drinkers of the bottles nearest it would pay for it. That is the shape of the thing: it fits its own fans and pinches everyone else. Priced for its fans.
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.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $129.99 | $201.54 | -71.55 |
| 2 | Tamdhu 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $98.00 | $186.61 | -88.61 |
| 3 | Aberlour 14 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL | $159.99 | $185.89 | -25.90 |
| 4 | Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $139.99 | $178.71 | -38.72 |
| 5 | Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $105.00 | $175.34 | -70.34 |
| 6 | The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $99.95 | $159.50 | -59.55 |
| 7 | The GlenDronach 15 Year Old Revival Whisky 700mL | $175.99 | $157.72 | +18.27 |
| 8 | Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $389.99 | $155.54 | +234.45 |
| 9 | The Glendronach 12YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $118.99 | $153.09 | -34.10 |
| 10 | GLENFIDDICH 12YO SHERRY CASK FINISH 700ML | $136.99 | $152.34 | -15.35 |