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Balvenie / Speyside

BALVENIE (The) 14 Years Old Caribbean Cask

0.64× hidden gem 14yo rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€82.32
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€140.92
N
4

Is it worth the price?

BALVENIE (The) 14 Years Old Caribbean Cask is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Balvenie distillery, bottled at 14 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €82.32 to €91.95, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €140.92. That is 0.64× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 8 Balvenie bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €82.32
whiskylodge €89.50
whisky.fr €89.90
topdrinks €91.95

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
5.00 / 5
Age
14yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€140.92
Actual price (median)
€89.70
Multiple
0.64×
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 (14 × €1.20/year)
€27.33
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€38.99
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; partial floor malting; own cooperage; on-site coppersmith
    3 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    William Grant & Sons (family corporate) — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1892 (134 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€68.23
Actual price (median)
€89.70
Multiple
1.32×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 765 mm at Aberlour (5 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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