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Springbank 18 Years Old

1.15× fair value 18yo rating 4.4/5 · n=9
cheapest
€118.26
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€218.05
N
2

Is it worth the price?

Springbank 18 Years Old is a single malt Scotch from the Springbank distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 4.4 out of 5 across 9 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €118.26 to €385.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €218.05. That is 1.15× 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 €118.26
whiskylodge €385.00

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
4.38 / 5
Age
18yo
Region
—
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€218.05
Actual price (median)
€251.63
Multiple
1.15×
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
€41.35
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€58.85
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
    4.38/5 across 9 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€102.99
Actual price (median)
€251.63
Multiple
2.44×
Verdict band
brand 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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