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Glen Garioch / Highland

GLEN GARIOCH 12 Years Old

0.82× fair value 12yo rating 4.8/5 · n=20
cheapest
€52.35
topdrinks
intrinsic
€69.63
N
4

Is it worth the price?

GLEN GARIOCH 12 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glen Garioch distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 20 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €52.35 to €75.54, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €69.63. That is 0.82× the model estimate — almost exactly what its age, strength and house predict, with no meaningful brand premium. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. Of the 2 Glen Garioch bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €52.35
inverurie €54.61
whisky.fr €59.90
thewhiskyshop €75.54

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
4.75 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
Result
Predicted price
€69.63
Actual price (median)
€57.25
Multiple
0.82×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.20
Cost floor
€41.09
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    48.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Beam Suntory — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1797 (229 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.75/5 across 20 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€78.76
Actual price (median)
€57.25
Multiple
0.73×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 907 mm at Inverurie (9 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,298 mm, +33.30% vs 1995-2024 median.

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