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Wolfburn Northland

1.19× fair value NAS rating 4.1/5 · n=50
cheapest
€47.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€46.39
N
2

Is it worth the price?

Wolfburn Northland is a single malt Scotch from the Wolfburn distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.1 out of 5 across 50 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €47.95 to €62.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €46.39. That is 1.19× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 2 Wolfburn bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €47.95
whiskylodge €62.00

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
4.06 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
—
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€46.39
Actual price (median)
€54.98
Multiple
1.19×
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 (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
€17.50
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€24.42

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    far-northern Highland revival; small-scale production
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    ABV not declared; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Wolfburn Distillery (independent) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2013 (13 years of operation)
    1 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.06/5 across 50 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€36.63
Actual price (median)
€54.98
Multiple
1.50×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 912 mm at Halkirk (10 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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