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Pulteney / Highland

OLD PULTENEY Harbour

0.73× hidden gem NAS rating 3.9/5 · n=12
cheapest
€29.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€48.15
N
4

Is it worth the price?

OLD PULTENEY Harbour is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Pulteney distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 3.9 out of 5 across 12 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €29.95 to €42.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €48.15. That is 0.73× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 6 Pulteney bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €29.95
whisky.fr €34.90
whiskylodge €35.00
thewhiskyshop €42.90

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
3.92 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€48.15
Actual price (median)
€34.95
Multiple
0.73×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€19.52

NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    distinctively shaped stills; coastal-influenced maturation; closed 1930-1951
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Inver House / Thai Beverage — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1826 (200 years of operation); closed 1930-1951
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    3.9167/5 across 12 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
5 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.42
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€27.65
Actual price (median)
€34.95
Multiple
1.26×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 912 mm at Halkirk (25 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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