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DALMORE 17 Years Old

0.88× fair value 17yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€198.44
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€226.42
N
2

Is it worth the price?

DALMORE 17 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Dalmore distillery, bottled at 17 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €198.44 to €199.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €226.42. That is 0.88× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 13 Dalmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €198.44
whisky.fr €199.00

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.

Inputs
Rating
5.00 / 5
Age
17yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€226.42
Actual price (median)
€198.72
Multiple
0.88×
Verdict band
fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)

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 (17 × €1.20/year)
€37.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€47.28
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    distinctive flat-top stills; extensive cask-finishing program
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    42.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Whyte & Mackay (Emperador) — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1839 (187 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    3 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€74.85
Actual price (median)
€198.72
Multiple
2.66×
Verdict band
brand premium

The two models disagree sharply here. The deal-score regression learns from peer prices that age and brand command €226.42 (0.88× the listed price), while the cost-and-quality methodology floors the bottle at €74.85 (2.66×). The gap is the brand premium the market pays beyond what materials, maturation and bottling integrity alone can justify.

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 647 mm at Urquhart (13 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,209 mm, +28.20% vs 1995-2024 median.

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