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Glenfiddich / Speyside

GLENFIDDICH 14 Years Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve

0.52× hidden gem 14yo rating 5.0/5 · n=3
cheapest
€50.50
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€100.01
N
2

Is it worth the price?

GLENFIDDICH 14 Years Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfiddich distillery, bottled at 14 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €50.50 to €54.50, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €100.01. That is 0.52× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 11 Glenfiddich bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €50.50
topdrinks €54.50

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
14yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€100.01
Actual price (median)
€52.50
Multiple
0.52×
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 (€0.10/cl × 70 cl)
€7.00
Maturation (14 × €1.20/year)
€27.33
Cask premium (ex bourbon)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€36.05
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    own coopers; large-scale standard production
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    ex bourbon
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    William Grant & Sons (family corporate) — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1886 (140 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 3 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€60.08
Actual price (median)
€52.50
Multiple
0.87×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 765 mm at Aberlour (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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