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Glendronach / Highland

GLENDRONACH 15 Years Old

0.61× hidden gem 15yo rating 5.0/5 · n=4
cheapest
€102.03
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€170.67
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENDRONACH 15 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glendronach distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 4 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €102.03 to €114.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €170.67. That is 0.61× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 8 Glendronach bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €102.03
topdrinks €104.95
whisky.fr €114.00

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
5.00 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€170.67
Actual price (median)
€104.95
Multiple
0.61×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€47.39
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    classic sherry maturation focus; closed 1996-2002
    1 / 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
    Brown-Forman — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1826 (200 years of operation); closed 1996-2002
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 4 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€82.93
Actual price (median)
€104.95
Multiple
1.27×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 810 mm at Avochie (10 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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