Is it worth the price?
OLD PULTENEY Harbour is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Pulteney distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 3.9 out of 5 across 12 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €27.92 to €43.16, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €49.77. That is 0.65× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 6 Pulteney bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| whisky.fr | €27.92 |
| topdrinks | €29.95 |
| whiskylodge | €35.00 |
| thewhiskyshop | €43.16 |
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.
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5
- Age
- No age statement
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Budget
- Predicted price
- €49.77
- Actual price (median)
- €32.48
- Multiple
- 0.65×
- Verdict band
- hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)
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.
- Production (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
- €12.60
- Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
- €6.92
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.00
- Cost floor
- €19.52
NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).
- Process distinctnessdistinctively shaped stills; coastal-influenced maturation; closed 1930-19511 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed0 / 3
- OwnershipInver House / Thai Beverage — production-led corporate1 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1826 (200 years of operation); closed 1930-19512 / 3
- Reputation3.9167/5 across 12 reviews1 / 3
- Quality score
- 5 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.42
- Intrinsic value
- €27.65
- Actual price (median)
- €32.48
- Multiple
- 1.17×
- Verdict band
- fair value
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 900 mm at Halkirk (25 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Pulteney
- OLD PULTENEY 12 Years Old €30.25 · 0.85×
- OLD PULTENEY Huddart €44.95 · 1.08×
- OLD PULTENEY 2012 Flotilla €57.90 · 1.12×
- OLD PULTENEY 15 Years Old €71.25 · 1.17×
- OLD PULTENEY 18 Years Old €115.49 · 1.19×