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Glencadam 15 Years Old

0.95× fair value 15yo rating 4.2/5 · n=100
cheapest
€73.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€78.04
N
1

Is it worth the price?

Glencadam 15 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Glencadam distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.2 out of 5 across 100 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €73.95, against a model fair price of around €78.04. That is 0.95× 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 €73.95

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
4.24 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€78.04
Actual price (median)
€73.95
Multiple
0.95×
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 (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€43.08
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
    4.24/5 across 100 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€64.62
Actual price (median)
€73.95
Multiple
1.14×
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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