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LINKWOOD 12 Years Old 2012 100 Proof #68 Signatory Vintage

0.98× fair value 12yo rating 3.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€65.90
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€67.38
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1

Is it worth the price?

LINKWOOD 12 Years Old 2012 100 Proof #68 Signatory Vintage is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Linkwood distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 3.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €65.90, against a model fair price of around €67.38. That is 0.98× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 4 Linkwood bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €65.90

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
3.00 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€67.38
Actual price (median)
€65.90
Multiple
0.98×
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 (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€46.23
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
    57.1% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1821 (205 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    3.0/5 across 2 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€88.61
Actual price (median)
€65.90
Multiple
0.74×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 593 mm at Blackhills No 2 (5 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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