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Aberlour / Speyside

ABERLOUR 18 Years Old Double Sherry Cask Finish

0.71× hidden gem 18yo rating 4.8/5 · n=12
cheapest
€98.00
whiskylodge
intrinsic
€154.78
N
3

Is it worth the price?

ABERLOUR 18 Years Old Double Sherry Cask Finish is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Aberlour distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 12 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €98.00 to €121.60, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €154.78. That is 0.71× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 10 Aberlour bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whiskylodge €98.00
whisky.fr €109.80
topdrinks €121.60

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
4.75 / 5
Age
18yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€154.78
Actual price (median)
€109.80
Multiple
0.71×
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
€41.35
Cask premium (ex sherry)
+€8.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€62.11
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    standard production line; no declared distinctive practices
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    ex sherry
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Pernod Ricard / Chivas Brothers — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1879 (147 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.75/5 across 12 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€98.34
Actual price (median)
€109.80
Multiple
1.12×
Verdict band
fair value

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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