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CRAIGELLACHIE 23 Years Old

1.23× mild premium 23yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€298.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€244.40
N
3

Is it worth the price?

CRAIGELLACHIE 23 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Craigellachie distillery, bottled at 23 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €298.00 to €472.74, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €244.40. That is 1.23× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. Of the 5 Craigellachie bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €298.00
topdrinks €299.95
thewhiskyshop €472.74

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
23yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€244.40
Actual price (median)
€299.95
Multiple
1.23×
Verdict band
mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)

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 (23 × €1.20/year)
€65.30
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€82.61
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 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
    Bacardi / John Dewar & Sons — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1891 (135 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    3 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€158.33
Actual price (median)
€299.95
Multiple
1.89×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 773 mm at Aberlour (2 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,209 mm, +28.20% vs 1995-2024 median.

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