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Knockando / Speyside

KNOCKANDO 15 Years Old Richly Matured

0.70× hidden gem 15yo rating 4.7/5 · n=25
cheapest
€44.40
topdrinks
intrinsic
€70.88
N
3

Is it worth the price?

KNOCKANDO 15 Years Old Richly Matured is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Knockando distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 25 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €44.40 to €53.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €70.88. That is 0.70× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 2 Knockando bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €44.40
whiskylodge €49.50
whisky.fr €53.90

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
4.68 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€70.88
Actual price (median)
€49.50
Multiple
0.70×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€45.24
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 1898 (128 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.68/5 across 25 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€79.16
Actual price (median)
€49.50
Multiple
0.63×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 727 mm at Delnashaugh (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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