BRUICHLADDICH 18 Years Old 2004 ex-Sherry Cask New Vibrations Rest & Be Thankful
Is it worth the price?
BRUICHLADDICH 18 Years Old 2004 ex-Sherry Cask New Vibrations Rest & Be Thankful is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €240.00, against a model fair price of around €240.43. That is 1.00× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 9 Bruichladdich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| whisky.fr | €240.00 |
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
- 5.00 / 5
- Age
- 18yo
- Region
- Islay
- Distillery tier
- Premium
- Predicted price
- €240.43
- Actual price (median)
- €240.00
- Multiple
- 1.00×
- Verdict band
- fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
- €41.35
- Cask premium (ex sherry)
- +€8.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.35
- Cost floor
- €83.63
- Process distinctnesspartial estate barley / floor malting on site; barley provenance program; experimental cask program; closed 1995-20012 / 3
- Cask provenanceex sherry; partial single-estate malt1 / 3
- Bottling integrity55.2% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed3 / 3
- OwnershipRémy Cointreau — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1881 (145 years of operation); closed 1995-20012 / 3
- Reputation5.0/5 across 1 review1 / 3
- Quality score
- 11 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.92
- Intrinsic value
- €160.30
- Actual price (median)
- €240.00
- Multiple
- 1.50×
- Verdict band
- mild premium
Maturation context
Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (58 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Bruichladdich
- BRUICHLADDICH 2014 Islay Barley €67.41 · 0.63×
- BRUICHLADDICH 10 Years Old The Classic Laddie €56.50 · 0.73×
- PORT CHARLOTTE 2014 Islay Barley €79.90 · 0.75×
- BRUICHLADDICH 14 Years Old Yellow Submarine III €119.00 · 0.79×
- PORT CHARLOTTE 10 Years Old €57.95 · 0.93×
- BRUICHLADDICH 2011 The Organic €105.00 · 0.98×