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Dalwhinnie / Speyside

DALWHINNIE 15 Years Old

0.83× fair value 15yo rating 4.4/5 · n=33
cheapest
€38.00
topdrinks
intrinsic
€69.45
N
5

Is it worth the price?

DALWHINNIE 15 Years Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Dalwhinnie distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.4 out of 5 across 33 reviews. It is tracked at 5 retailers, ranging from €38.00 to €65.37, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €69.45. That is 0.83× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. Of the 3 Dalwhinnie bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €38.00
Système U €39.36
whisky.fr €57.50
whiskylodge €59.00
thewhiskyshop €65.37

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
4.39 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€69.45
Actual price (median)
€57.50
Multiple
0.83×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€45.24
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1898 (128 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.3939/5 across 33 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€79.16
Actual price (median)
€57.50
Multiple
0.73×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 1,237 mm at Dalwhinnie (0 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,209 mm, +28.20% vs 1995-2024 median.

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