silkywhisky
Glenfarclas / Speyside

GLENFARCLAS 12 Years Old

0.91× fair value 12yo rating 4.5/5 · n=23
cheapest
€45.25
topdrinks
intrinsic
€73.90
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENFARCLAS 12 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfarclas distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 23 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €45.25 to €67.24, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €73.90. That is 0.91× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 6 Glenfarclas bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €45.25
whisky.fr €66.90
thewhiskyshop €67.24

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
4.52 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€73.90
Actual price (median)
€66.90
Multiple
0.91×
Verdict band
fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)

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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€33.02
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    direct fire heating (paper); dunnage warehousing; large stills
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&G Grant (Grant family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1836 (190 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.5217/5 across 23 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€60.53
Actual price (median)
€66.90
Multiple
1.11×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 727 mm at Delnashaugh (4 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

Other bottlings from Glenfarclas