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Aberlour / Speyside

ABERLOUR 12 Years Old Un-chillfiltered

0.57× hidden gem 12yo rating 4.8/5 · n=48
cheapest
€33.18
Système U
intrinsic
€75.12
N
3

Is it worth the price?

ABERLOUR 12 Years Old Un-chillfiltered is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Aberlour distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 48 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €33.18 to €44.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €75.12. That is 0.57× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 10 Aberlour bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
Système U €33.18
whisky.fr €43.11
whiskylodge €44.00

How we got this number

The valuation model predicts a price from this bottling's inputs. The multiple is the actual market price divided by that prediction.

Inputs
Rating
4.79 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€75.12
Actual price (median)
€43.11
Multiple
0.57×
Verdict band
hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)

See the regression's coefficients →

Methodology estimate

The deterministic model from methodology.md: production cost per litre × bottle size, plus maturation cost per year, plus a cask premium, times an ABV factor — then multiplied by a quality grade summed across six 0–3 axes.

Cost floor
Production (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.20
Cost floor
€37.73
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    standard production line; no declared distinctive practices
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    48.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered (declared); E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Pernod Ricard / Chivas Brothers — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1879 (147 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.7917/5 across 48 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€59.74
Actual price (median)
€43.11
Multiple
0.72×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 765 mm at Aberlour (2 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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