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Craigellachie / Speyside

CRAIGELLACHIE 17 Years Old

0.91× fair value 17yo rating 4.8/5 · n=12
cheapest
€110.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€140.03
N
4

Is it worth the price?

CRAIGELLACHIE 17 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Craigellachie distillery, bottled at 17 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 12 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €110.95 to €134.24, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €140.03. That is 0.91× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 5 Craigellachie bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €110.95
whisky.fr €125.00
whiskylodge €129.00
thewhiskyshop €134.24

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
4.83 / 5
Age
17yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€140.03
Actual price (median)
€127.00
Multiple
0.91×
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 (17 × €1.20/year)
€37.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€52.00
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
    4.8333/5 across 12 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€99.67
Actual price (median)
€127.00
Multiple
1.27×
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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