Is it worth the price?
DALMORE 12 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Dalmore distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 189 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €58.40 to €85.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €90.68. That is 0.90× the model estimate — almost exactly what its age, strength and house predict, with no meaningful brand premium. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. It is one of 13 Dalmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| topdrinks | €58.40 |
| whisky.fr | €79.90 |
| thewhiskyshop | €83.68 |
| whiskylodge | €85.00 |
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.
- Rating
- 4.77 / 5
- Age
- 12yo
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Premium Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
- Predicted price
- €90.68
- Actual price (median)
- €81.79
- Multiple
- 0.90×
- Verdict band
- fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)
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.
- Production (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
- €9.80
- Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
- €21.64
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.00
- Cost floor
- €31.44
- Process distinctnessdistinctive flat-top stills; extensive cask-finishing program1 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed0 / 3
- OwnershipWhyte & Mackay (Emperador) — prestige-corporate0 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1839 (187 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation4.7672/5 across 189 reviews3 / 3
- Quality score
- 7 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.58
- Intrinsic value
- €49.79
- Actual price (median)
- €81.79
- Multiple
- 1.64×
- Verdict band
- mild premium
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 663 mm at Urquhart (13 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,298 mm, +33.30% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Dalmore
- DALMORE 2010 Vintage Edition 2025 €175.00 · 0.77×
- DALMORE 2009 Vintage Édition 2024 €175.00 · 0.78×
- DALMORE Port Wood Reserve €77.95 · 0.78×
- DALMORE 12 Years Old Sherry Cask Select €99.90 · 0.96×
- DALMORE 15 Years Old €96.20 · 1.00×
- DALMORE 17 Years Old €197.57 · 1.01×