Is it worth the price?
EDRADOUR 13 Years Old 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Michael Eppan is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Edradour distillery, bottled at 13 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €73.62 to €89.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €102.86. That is 0.79× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 6 Edradour bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| thewhiskyshop | €73.62 |
| whisky.fr | €89.90 |
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
- 5.00 / 5
- Age
- 13yo
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Mid
- Predicted price
- €102.86
- Actual price (median)
- €81.76
- Multiple
- 0.79×
- Verdict band
- hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)
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 (€0.40/cl × 70 cl)
- €28.00
- Maturation (13 × €1.20/year)
- €24.39
- Cask premium (wine)
- +€10.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.20
- Cost floor
- €74.87
- Process distinctnesstiny operation; classic methods2 / 3
- Cask provenancewine1 / 3
- Bottling integrity48.2% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed2 / 3
- OwnershipSignatory Vintage (Andrew Symington) — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1825 (201 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation5.0/5 across 1 review2 / 3
- Quality score
- 12 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×2.00
- Intrinsic value
- €149.73
- Actual price (median)
- €81.76
- Multiple
- 0.55×
- Verdict band
- hidden gem
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,320 mm at Kindrogan (11 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,727 mm, +43.20% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Edradour
- EDRADOUR 10 Years Old €44.95 · 0.87×
- EDRADOUR 12 Years Old Caledonia €67.25 · 0.95×
- BALLECHIN 10 Years Old €45.50 · 1.01×
- BALLECHIN 12 Years Old 2012 1st Fill Oloroso Butt Cask Strength Collection Itinéraires €139.00 · 1.56×
- EDRADOUR 12 Years Old 2012 1st Fill Oloroso Butt Cask Strength Collection Itinéraires €149.00 · 1.67×