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Dalmore / Highland

DALMORE Port Wood Reserve

0.78× hidden gem NAS rating 4.6/5 · n=27
cheapest
€77.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€110.66
N
3

Is it worth the price?

DALMORE Port Wood Reserve is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Dalmore distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.6 out of 5 across 27 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €77.95 to €94.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €110.66. That is 0.78× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 12 Dalmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €77.95
thewhiskyshop €85.79
whisky.fr €94.00

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.

Inputs
Rating
4.59 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€110.66
Actual price (median)
€85.79
Multiple
0.78×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (port)
+€10.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€29.39

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    distinctive flat-top stills; extensive cask-finishing program
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    port
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.5% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Whyte & Mackay (Emperador) — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1839 (187 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.5926/5 across 27 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€53.89
Actual price (median)
€85.79
Multiple
1.59×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 650 mm at Urquhart (13 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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