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Glenmorangie / Highland

GLENMORANGIE 16 Years Old The Nectar

0.46× hidden gem 16yo rating 4.7/5 · n=7
cheapest
€59.50
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€133.43
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENMORANGIE 16 Years Old The Nectar is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glenmorangie distillery, bottled at 16 years old. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 7 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €59.50 to €80.49, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €133.43. That is 0.46× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 6 Glenmorangie bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €59.50
topdrinks €61.95
thewhiskyshop €80.49

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
4.71 / 5
Age
16yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€133.43
Actual price (median)
€61.95
Multiple
0.46×
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 (16 × €1.20/year)
€33.86
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€48.02
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    tall stills (industry-tallest); signature design
    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
    LVMH — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1843 (183 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.7143/5 across 7 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€80.04
Actual price (median)
€61.95
Multiple
0.77×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 749 mm at Milton of Evelix TBR (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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