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Deanston / Highland

DEANSTON Virgin Oak

0.78× hidden gem NAS rating 4.7/5 · n=19
cheapest
€26.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€50.45
N
4

Is it worth the price?

DEANSTON Virgin Oak is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Deanston distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 19 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €26.95 to €56.81, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €50.45. That is 0.78× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 2 Deanston bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €26.95
whisky.fr €38.90
whiskylodge €39.50
thewhiskyshop €56.81

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
4.68 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€50.45
Actual price (median)
€39.20
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 (virgin oak)
+€5.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€23.89

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    virgin oak
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.3% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Distell (Heineken) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1965 (61 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.6842/5 across 19 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€43.80
Actual price (median)
€39.20
Multiple
0.90×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,108 mm at Deanston RG (1 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.

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