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Glenlivet / Speyside

The Glenlivet 12 Years Old Double Oak

0.52× hidden gem 12yo rating 4.0/5 · n=575
cheapest
€28.85
Système U
intrinsic
€73.38
N
3

Is it worth the price?

The Glenlivet 12 Years Old Double Oak is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenlivet distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.0 out of 5 across 575 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €28.85 to €47.86, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €73.38. That is 0.52× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 8 Glenlivet bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
Système U €28.85
topdrinks €37.95
thewhiskyshop €47.86

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
4.02 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€73.38
Actual price (median)
€37.95
Multiple
0.52×
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 (€0.10/cl × 70 cl)
€7.00
Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€28.64
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    large-volume standard production; minor closures during wars
    0 / 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
    Pernod Ricard / Chivas Brothers — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1824 (202 years of operation); closures during wars
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.02/5 across 575 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
4 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.33
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€38.19
Actual price (median)
€37.95
Multiple
0.99×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 774 mm at Delnashaugh (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,209 mm, +28.20% vs 1995-2024 median.

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