Is it worth the price?
OLD PULTENEY 18 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Pulteney distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.4 out of 5 across 9 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €115.06 to €180.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €146.24. That is 0.89× the model estimate — almost exactly what its age, strength and house predict, with no meaningful brand premium. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. It is one of 6 Pulteney bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| thewhiskyshop | €115.06 |
| topdrinks | €115.50 |
| whiskylodge | €145.00 |
| whisky.fr | €180.00 |
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
- 4.44 / 5
- Age
- 18yo
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Budget Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
- Predicted price
- €146.24
- Actual price (median)
- €130.25
- Multiple
- 0.89×
- 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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
- €12.60
- Maturation (18 × €1.20/year)
- €41.35
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.15
- Cost floor
- €62.04
- Process distinctnessdistinctively shaped stills; coastal-influenced maturation; closed 1930-19511 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed2 / 3
- OwnershipInver House / Thai Beverage — production-led corporate1 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1826 (200 years of operation); closed 1930-19512 / 3
- Reputation4.4444/5 across 9 reviews1 / 3
- Quality score
- 7 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.58
- Intrinsic value
- €98.24
- Actual price (median)
- €130.25
- Multiple
- 1.33×
- Verdict band
- mild premium
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 968 mm at Halkirk (25 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,298 mm, +33.30% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Pulteney
- OLD PULTENEY 15 Years Old €71.25 · 0.79×
- OLD PULTENEY Harbour €23.95 · 0.82×
- OLD PULTENEY 12 Years Old €29.55 · 0.90×
- OLD PULTENEY Huddart €35.95 · 0.91×
- OLD PULTENEY 2012 Flotilla €57.90 · 0.97×