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Glendronach / Highland

GLENDRONACH Ode to the Valley

0.59× hidden gem NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€56.20
topdrinks
intrinsic
€113.43
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENDRONACH Ode to the Valley is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glendronach distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €56.20 to €84.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €113.43. That is 0.59× 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
topdrinks €56.20
thewhiskyshop €67.24
whisky.fr €84.00

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
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€113.43
Actual price (median)
€67.24
Multiple
0.59×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€21.47

NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).

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
    46.2% 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 1 review
    3 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€37.58
Actual price (median)
€67.24
Multiple
1.79×
Verdict band
mild premium

The two models disagree sharply here. The deal-score regression learns from peer prices that age and brand command €113.43 (0.59× the listed price), while the cost-and-quality methodology floors the bottle at €37.58 (1.79×). The gap is the brand premium the market pays beyond what materials, maturation and bottling integrity alone can justify.

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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