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GLENMORANGIE A Tale of Spices

1.07× fair value NAS rating 4.5/5 · n=2
cheapest
€81.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€78.10
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENMORANGIE A Tale of Spices is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glenmorangie distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 2 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €81.95 to €85.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €78.10. That is 1.07× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 6 Glenmorangie bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €81.95
thewhiskyshop €83.48
whisky.fr €85.00

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
4.50 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€78.10
Actual price (median)
€83.48
Multiple
1.07×
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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€18.39

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    tall stills (industry-tallest); signature design
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    LVMH — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1843 (183 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.5/5 across 2 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€30.65
Actual price (median)
€83.48
Multiple
2.72×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 747 mm at Milton of Evelix TBR (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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