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Glengyle

Kilkerran 8 Years Old Bourbon Cask Strength

1.58× mild premium 8yo rating 4.4/5 · n=50
cheapest
€82.32
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€52.35
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2

Is it worth the price?

Kilkerran 8 Years Old Bourbon Cask Strength is a single malt Scotch from the Glengyle distillery, bottled at 8 years old. Tasters score it 4.4 out of 5 across 50 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €82.32 to €82.95, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €52.35. That is 1.58× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. Of the 3 Glengyle bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €82.32
topdrinks €82.95

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
4.41 / 5
Age
8yo
Region
—
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€52.35
Actual price (median)
€82.63
Multiple
1.58×
Verdict band
mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)

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 (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
€17.50
Maturation (8 × €1.20/year)
€12.37
Cask premium (ex bourbon)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€29.87
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    Springbank's sister revived 2004; ~80k LAP actual (Oct-Dec only); bottled as Kilkerran
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    ex bourbon
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    ABV not declared; cask strength (declared); E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&A Mitchell (Mitchell family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2004 (22 years of operation)
    1 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.41/5 across 50 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€57.26
Actual price (median)
€82.63
Multiple
1.44×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Campbeltown · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (19 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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