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Benromach / Speyside

BENROMACH 2014 Vintage Cask Strength Batch 3

1.10× fair value NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=3
cheapest
€89.90
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€82.00
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1

Is it worth the price?

BENROMACH 2014 Vintage Cask Strength Batch 3 is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Benromach distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €89.90, against a model fair price of around €82.00. That is 1.10× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 7 Benromach bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €89.90

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
No age statement
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€82.00
Actual price (median)
€89.90
Multiple
1.10×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€32.97

NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    small post-1998 reboot; classic G&M production; organic line; closed 1983-1998
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    60.6% ABV; cask strength (declared); E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Gordon & MacPhail (Urquhart family) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1898 (128 years of operation); closed 1983-1998
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 3 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
12 / 18
Quality multiplier
×2.00
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€65.93
Actual price (median)
€89.90
Multiple
1.36×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 568 mm at Wardend Bridge (4 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,235 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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