silkywhisky
Glenfarclas / Speyside

GLENFARCLAS 15 Years Old

0.75× hidden gem 15yo rating 4.6/5 · n=31
cheapest
€67.25
topdrinks
intrinsic
€110.30
N
4

Is it worth the price?

GLENFARCLAS 15 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfarclas distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.6 out of 5 across 31 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €67.25 to €95.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €110.30. That is 0.75× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 6 Glenfarclas bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €67.25
thewhiskyshop €69.56
whisky.fr €95.00
whiskylodge €95.00

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
4.58 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€110.30
Actual price (median)
€82.28
Multiple
0.75×
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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€44.31
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
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&G Grant (Grant family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1836 (190 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.5806/5 across 31 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€84.93
Actual price (median)
€82.28
Multiple
0.97×
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