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Ardmore / Highland

ARDMORE Legacy

0.62× hidden gem NAS rating 4.0/5 · n=7
cheapest
€27.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€54.16
N
3

Is it worth the price?

ARDMORE Legacy is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Ardmore distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.0 out of 5 across 7 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €27.95 to €37.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €54.16. That is 0.62× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 2 Ardmore bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €27.95
whisky.fr €33.50
whiskylodge €37.00

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
4.00 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€54.16
Actual price (median)
€33.50
Multiple
0.62×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€16.72

NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Beam Suntory — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1898 (128 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.0/5 across 7 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€25.08
Actual price (median)
€33.50
Multiple
1.34×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 869 mm at RhynieGS (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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