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Glenfarclas / Speyside

GLENFARCLAS 105

0.71× hidden gem NAS rating 4.7/5 · n=28
cheapest
€63.25
topdrinks
intrinsic
€107.35
N
2

Is it worth the price?

GLENFARCLAS 105 is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenfarclas distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 28 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €63.25 to €89.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €107.35. That is 0.71× 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
topdrinks €63.25
whisky.fr €89.90

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
4.71 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€107.35
Actual price (median)
€76.58
Multiple
0.71×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€22.57

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

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
    60.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&G Grant (Grant family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1836 (190 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.7143/5 across 28 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
12 / 18
Quality multiplier
×2.00
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€45.14
Actual price (median)
€76.58
Multiple
1.70×
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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