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Glenfarclas / Speyside

GLENFARCLAS 25 Years Old

0.65× hidden gem 25yo rating 4.5/5 · n=11
cheapest
€259.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€401.07
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENFARCLAS 25 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfarclas distillery, bottled at 25 years old. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 11 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €259.00 to €350.18, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €401.07. That is 0.65× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 8 Glenfarclas bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €259.00
whiskylodge €259.00
thewhiskyshop €350.18

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
4.45 / 5
Age
25yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€401.07
Actual price (median)
€259.00
Multiple
0.65×
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 (25 × €1.20/year)
€77.44
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€91.60
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    direct fire heating (paper); dunnage warehousing; large stills
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&G Grant (Grant family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1836 (190 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.4545/5 across 11 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€167.94
Actual price (median)
€259.00
Multiple
1.54×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 774 mm at Delnashaugh (4 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,209 mm, +28.20% vs 1995-2024 median.

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