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Royal Brackla / Highland

ROYAL BRACKLA 12 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish

0.59× hidden gem 12yo rating 5.0/5 · n=3
cheapest
€67.50
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€114.75
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1

Is it worth the price?

ROYAL BRACKLA 12 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Royal Brackla distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €67.50, against a model fair price of around €114.75. That is 0.59× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 2 Royal Brackla bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €67.50

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
5.00 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€114.75
Actual price (median)
€67.50
Multiple
0.59×
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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (ex sherry)
+€8.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€43.39
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    ex sherry
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Bacardi / John Dewar & Sons — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1812 (214 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 3 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
13 / 18
Quality multiplier
×2.08
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€90.39
Actual price (median)
€67.50
Multiple
0.75×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 579 mm at Nairn Dunbar Golf Course (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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