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Pulteney / Highland

OLD PULTENEY Huddart

1.10× fair value NAS rating 4.6/5 · n=25
cheapest
€44.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€50.07
N
4

Is it worth the price?

OLD PULTENEY Huddart is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Pulteney distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.6 out of 5 across 25 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €44.95 to €69.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €50.07. That is 1.10× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 6 Pulteney bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €44.95
thewhiskyshop €45.22
whiskylodge €65.00
whisky.fr €69.90

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
4.56 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€50.07
Actual price (median)
€55.11
Multiple
1.10×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€21.47

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
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Inver House / Thai Beverage — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1826 (200 years of operation); closed 1930-1951
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.56/5 across 25 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€34.00
Actual price (median)
€55.11
Multiple
1.62×
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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