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GLENLIVET (The) 15 Years Old French Oak Reserve

0.64× hidden gem 15yo rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€71.91
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€113.14
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1

Is it worth the price?

GLENLIVET (The) 15 Years Old French Oak Reserve is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenlivet distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €71.91, against a model fair price of around €113.14. That is 0.64× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 7 Glenlivet bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €71.91

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
15yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€113.14
Actual price (median)
€71.91
Multiple
0.64×
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 (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€37.48
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    large-volume standard production; minor closures during wars
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Pernod Ricard / Chivas Brothers — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1824 (202 years of operation); closures during wars
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
4 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.33
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€49.98
Actual price (median)
€71.91
Multiple
1.44×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 727 mm at Delnashaugh (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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