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Tamdhu Batch Strength No. 8

1.09× fair value NAS rating 4.3/5 · n=50
cheapest
€79.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€73.51
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1

Is it worth the price?

Tamdhu Batch Strength No. 8 is a single malt Scotch from the Tamdhu distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.3 out of 5 across 50 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €79.95, against a model fair price of around €73.51. That is 1.09× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 2 Tamdhu bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €79.95

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
4.26 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
—
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€73.51
Actual price (median)
€79.95
Multiple
1.09×
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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€16.72

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    sherry-cask matured house style
    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
    Ian Macleod Distillers (independent) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1896 (130 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.26/5 across 50 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€25.08
Actual price (median)
€79.95
Multiple
3.19×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 727 mm at Delnashaugh (7 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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