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GLENLIVET (The) 13 Years Old First Fill American Oak

0.50× hidden gem 13yo rating 4.7/5 · n=6
cheapest
€37.05
topdrinks
intrinsic
€87.22
N
3

Is it worth the price?

GLENLIVET (The) 13 Years Old First Fill American Oak is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Glenlivet distillery, bottled at 13 years old. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 6 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €37.05 to €44.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €87.22. That is 0.50× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 7 Glenlivet bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €37.05
whiskylodge €44.00
whisky.fr €44.90

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
4.67 / 5
Age
13yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€87.22
Actual price (median)
€44.00
Multiple
0.50×
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 (13 × €1.20/year)
€24.39
Cask premium (first fill bourbon)
+€3.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€34.39
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    large-volume standard production; minor closures during wars
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    first fill bourbon
    2 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    40.0% ABV; 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
    4.6667/5 across 6 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€51.58
Actual price (median)
€44.00
Multiple
0.85×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 720 mm at Delnashaugh (6 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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