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Auchentoshan / Lowland

AUCHENTOSHAN American Oak

0.59× hidden gem NAS rating 4.8/5 · n=4
cheapest
€27.95
photo
intrinsic
€59.03
N
5

Is it worth the price?

AUCHENTOSHAN American Oak is a Lowland single malt Scotch from the Auchentoshan distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 4 reviews. It is tracked at 5 retailers, ranging from €27.95 to €44.06, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €59.03. That is 0.59× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 4 Auchentoshan bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
photo €27.95
topdrinks €32.95
whisky.fr €34.90
whiskylodge €39.50
thewhiskyshop €44.06

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
No age statement
Region
Lowland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€59.03
Actual price (median)
€34.90
Multiple
0.59×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€19.52

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    triple distillation (paper)
    1 / 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 — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1823 (203 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.75/5 across 4 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€29.28
Actual price (median)
€34.90
Multiple
1.19×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Lowland · rolling 12 months: 1,249 mm at Killermont Raingauge (8 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.

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