Is it worth the price?
Glencadam 18 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glencadam distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.3 out of 5 across 60 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €158.87 to €164.95, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €117.88. That is 1.37× the model estimate — a mild premium over what its age, strength and house predict. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. Of the 3 Glencadam bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| inverurie | €158.87 |
| topdrinks | €164.95 |
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
- 4.27 / 5
- Age
- 18yo
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Budget Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
- Predicted price
- €117.88
- Actual price (median)
- €161.91
- Multiple
- 1.37×
- Verdict band
- mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
- €41.35
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.00
- Cost floor
- €53.95
- 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
- Reputation4.27/5 across 60 reviews0 / 3
- Quality score
- 6 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.50
- Intrinsic value
- €80.93
- Actual price (median)
- €161.91
- Multiple
- 2.00×
- Verdict band
- brand premium
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 694 mm at Montrose (11 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,667 mm, +37.40% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Glencadam
- Glencadam 13 Years Old €54.95 · 0.61×
- Glencadam 10 Years Old €40.50 · 0.72×