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Glenkinchie / Lowland

GLENKINCHIE Distillers Edition

1.10× fair value NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€59.00
whiskylodge
intrinsic
€59.93
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENKINCHIE Distillers Edition is a Lowland single malt Scotch from the Glenkinchie distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €59.00 to €74.20, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €59.93. That is 1.10× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 2 Glenkinchie bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whiskylodge €59.00
whisky.fr €65.90
thewhiskyshop €74.20

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
No age statement
Region
Lowland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€59.93
Actual price (median)
€65.90
Multiple
1.10×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€20.50

NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).

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
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1837 (189 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€39.28
Actual price (median)
€65.90
Multiple
1.68×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Lowland · rolling 12 months: 688 mm at Gifford Rain Gauge (8 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.

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