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Mortlach / Speyside

MORTLACH 12 Years Old The Wee Witchie

1.18× fair value 12yo rating 4.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€80.00
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€71.60
N
2

Is it worth the price?

MORTLACH 12 Years Old The Wee Witchie is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Mortlach distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €80.00 to €89.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €71.60. That is 1.18× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 3 Mortlach bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €80.00
whisky.fr €89.00

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
4.00 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€71.60
Actual price (median)
€84.50
Multiple
1.18×
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 (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€33.02
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    worm tubs (paper); 2.81x complex distillation (paper Wee Witchie); long fermentation
    3 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.4% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo (prestige range) — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1823 (203 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.0/5 across 2 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€52.28
Actual price (median)
€84.50
Multiple
1.62×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 765 mm at Aberlour (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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