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Glenfiddich / Speyside

GLENFIDDICH 18 Years Old Small Batch

0.99× fair value 18yo rating 4.8/5 · n=4
cheapest
€85.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€106.57
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENFIDDICH 18 Years Old Small Batch is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfiddich distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 4 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €85.95 to €109.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €106.57. That is 0.99× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 11 Glenfiddich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €85.95
whiskylodge €105.00
whisky.fr €109.00

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
4.75 / 5
Age
18yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€106.57
Actual price (median)
€105.00
Multiple
0.99×
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 (€0.10/cl × 70 cl)
€7.00
Maturation (18 × €1.20/year)
€41.35
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€48.35
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    own coopers; large-scale standard production
    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
    William Grant & Sons (family corporate) — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1886 (140 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.75/5 across 4 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€72.53
Actual price (median)
€105.00
Multiple
1.45×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 743 mm at Aberlour (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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