Is it worth the price?
MACALLAN (The) 12 Years Old Sherry Oak is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Macallan distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 32 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €101.95 to €113.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €104.19. That is 1.05× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 9 Macallan bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| topdrinks | €101.95 |
| whiskylodge | €109.00 |
| whisky.fr | €113.00 |
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.
- Rating
- 4.53 / 5
- Age
- 12yo
- Region
- Speyside
- Distillery tier
- Premium
- Predicted price
- €104.19
- Actual price (median)
- €109.00
- Multiple
- 1.05×
- Verdict band
- fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)
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.
- Production (€0.10/cl × 70 cl)
- €7.00
- Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
- €21.64
- Cask premium (ex sherry)
- +€8.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.00
- Cost floor
- €36.64
- Process distinctnesssmall stills (signature); curated sherry-cask program1 / 3
- Cask provenanceex sherry1 / 3
- Bottling integrity40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed0 / 3
- OwnershipEdrington — prestige-corporate0 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1824 (202 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation4.5313/5 across 32 reviews3 / 3
- Quality score
- 8 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.67
- Intrinsic value
- €61.07
- Actual price (median)
- €109.00
- Multiple
- 1.79×
- Verdict band
- mild premium
Maturation context
Speyside · rolling 12 months: 765 mm at Aberlour (1 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Macallan
- MACALLAN (The) 12 Years Old Double Cask €82.50 · 0.82×
- MACALLAN (The) A Night on Earth The First Light €107.55 · 1.08×
- MACALLAN (The) 15 Years Old Double Cask €165.79 · 1.14×
- MACALLAN (The) Classic Cut Limited 2025 Edition €147.00 · 1.39×
- MACALLAN (The) Harmony Collection IV Amber Meadow €231.00 · 2.18×
- MACALLAN (The) Rare Cask €325.00 · 3.07×