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Glengoyne 12 Years Old

1.19× fair value 12yo rating 4.3/5 · n=100
cheapest
€42.25
topdrinks
intrinsic
€47.56
N
3

Is it worth the price?

Glengoyne 12 Years Old is a single malt Scotch from the Glengoyne distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.3 out of 5 across 100 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €42.25 to €61.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €47.56. That is 1.19× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 3 Glengoyne bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €42.25
thewhiskyshop €56.81
whiskylodge €61.00

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
4.28 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
—
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€47.56
Actual price (median)
€56.81
Multiple
1.19×
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
×1.00
Cost floor
€34.24
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    unpeated; air-dried barley and unusually slow distillation
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    ABV not declared; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Ian Macleod Distillers (independent) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1833 (193 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.28/5 across 100 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€57.07
Actual price (median)
€56.81
Multiple
1.00×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,624 mm at Quinloch Farm (1 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.

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