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Glencadam / Highland

Glencadam 10 Years Old

1.07× fair value 10yo rating 4.2/5 · n=100
cheapest
€40.50
topdrinks
intrinsic
€37.91
N
1

Is it worth the price?

Glencadam 10 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glencadam distillery, bottled at 10 years old. Tasters score it 4.2 out of 5 across 100 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €40.50, against a model fair price of around €37.91. That is 1.07× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 4 Glencadam bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €40.50

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
4.16 / 5
Age
10yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€37.91
Actual price (median)
€40.50
Multiple
1.07×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (10 × €1.20/year)
€16.69
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€29.29
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    classic Highland production; reawakened as single malt 2003
    1 / 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
    Angus Dundee Distillers (independent) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1825 (201 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.16/5 across 100 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€43.93
Actual price (median)
€40.50
Multiple
0.92×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 689 mm at Montrose (11 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,676 mm, +38.40% vs 1995-2024 median.

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