Glencadam 15 Years Old
Is it worth the price?
Glencadam 15 Years Old is a single malt Scotch from the Glencadam distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.2 out of 5 across 100 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €73.95, against a model fair price of around €110.47. That is 0.67× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 4 Glencadam bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| topdrinks | €73.95 |
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
- 4.24 / 5
- Age
- 15yo
- Region
- —
- Distillery tier
- Mid
- Predicted price
- €110.47
- Actual price (median)
- €73.95
- Multiple
- 0.67×
- 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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
- €12.60
- Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
- €30.48
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.00
- Cost floor
- €43.08
- Process distinctnessclassic Highland production; reawakened as single malt 20031 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrityABV not declared; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed0 / 3
- OwnershipAngus Dundee Distillers (independent) — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1825 (201 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation4.24/5 across 100 reviews0 / 3
- Quality score
- 6 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.50
- Intrinsic value
- €64.62
- Actual price (median)
- €73.95
- Multiple
- 1.14×
- Verdict band
- fair value
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 757 mm at Montrose (11 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Glencadam
- Glencadam 13 Years Old €54.95 · 0.64×
- Glencadam 10 Years Old €40.50 · 0.75×
- Glencadam 18 Years Old €164.95 · 1.07×