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Cardhu / Speyside

CARDHU 18 Years Old

0.97× fair value 18yo rating 4.7/5 · n=42
cheapest
€81.50
topdrinks
intrinsic
€98.80
N
4

Is it worth the price?

CARDHU 18 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Cardhu distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 42 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €81.50 to €108.98, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €98.80. That is 0.97× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 4 Cardhu bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €81.50
whiskylodge €92.00
whisky.fr €99.90
thewhiskyshop €108.98

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
4.74 / 5
Age
18yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€98.80
Actual price (median)
€95.95
Multiple
0.97×
Verdict band
fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)

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 (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€51.15
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
    Diageo — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1824 (202 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.7381/5 across 42 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€85.25
Actual price (median)
€95.95
Multiple
1.13×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 727 mm at Delnashaugh (8 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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