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Glenlivet / Speyside

GLENLIVET (The) 18 Years Old Batch Reserve

0.55× hidden gem 18yo rating 5.0/5 · n=3
cheapest
€86.31
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€157.15
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1

Is it worth the price?

GLENLIVET (The) 18 Years Old Batch Reserve is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenlivet distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €86.31, against a model fair price of around €157.15. That is 0.55× 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 €86.31

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
18yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€157.15
Actual price (median)
€86.31
Multiple
0.55×
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
€41.35
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€48.35
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 3 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
4 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.33
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€64.47
Actual price (median)
€86.31
Multiple
1.34×
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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