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Edradour / Highland

EDRADOUR 12 Years Old Caledonia

0.74× hidden gem 12yo rating 4.8/5 · n=5
cheapest
€67.25
topdrinks
intrinsic
€113.37
N
4

Is it worth the price?

EDRADOUR 12 Years Old Caledonia is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Edradour distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 5 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €67.25 to €95.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €113.37. That is 0.74× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 5 Edradour bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €67.25
whisky.fr €82.90
thewhiskyshop €84.63
whiskylodge €95.00

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
4.80 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€113.37
Actual price (median)
€83.77
Multiple
0.74×
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 (€0.40/cl × 70 cl)
€28.00
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€54.61
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    tiny operation; classic methods
    2 / 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
    Signatory Vintage (Andrew Symington) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1825 (201 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.8/5 across 5 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€104.67
Actual price (median)
€83.77
Multiple
0.80×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,357 mm at Kindrogan (11 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.

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