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Ben Nevis / Highland

BEN NEVIS Coire Leis

0.69× hidden gem NAS rating 4.5/5 · n=2
cheapest
€72.00
whiskylodge
intrinsic
€110.04
N
2

Is it worth the price?

BEN NEVIS Coire Leis is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Ben Nevis distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 2 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €72.00 to €79.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €110.04. That is 0.69× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 5 Ben Nevis bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whiskylodge €72.00
whisky.fr €79.90

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
4.50 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€110.04
Actual price (median)
€75.95
Multiple
0.69×
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
×1.10
Cost floor
€21.47

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    unusually large stills; classic Highland production
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Nikka Whisky / Asahi — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1825 (201 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.5/5 across 2 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€37.58
Actual price (median)
€75.95
Multiple
2.02×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 2,292 mm at Glen Nevis (4 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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