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Springbank 15 Years Old

0.89× fair value 15yo rating 4.4/5 · n=50
cheapest
€90.43
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€157.08
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2

Is it worth the price?

Springbank 15 Years Old is a single malt Scotch from the Springbank distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 4.4 out of 5 across 50 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €90.43 to €189.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €157.08. That is 0.89× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 6 Springbank bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €90.43
whiskylodge €189.00

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
4.39 / 5
Age
15yo
Region
—
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€157.08
Actual price (median)
€139.72
Multiple
0.89×
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 (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
€17.50
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€47.98
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; 2.5x distillation (paper); on-site floor malting (paper); dunnage warehousing; own malting/bottling integration; mothballed 1979-1989
    3 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    ABV not declared; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    J&A Mitchell (Mitchell family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1828 (198 years of operation); mothballed 1979-1989
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.39/5 across 50 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€83.97
Actual price (median)
€139.72
Multiple
1.66×
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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