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Bruichladdich / Islay

PORT CHARLOTTE 10 Years Old

0.83× fair value 10yo rating 4.8/5 · n=37
cheapest
€57.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€80.50
N
3

Is it worth the price?

PORT CHARLOTTE 10 Years Old is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled at 10 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 37 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €57.95 to €80.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €80.50. That is 0.83× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 9 Bruichladdich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €57.95
whisky.fr €67.05
thewhiskyshop €80.00

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
4.81 / 5
Age
10yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€80.50
Actual price (median)
€67.05
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 (10 × €1.20/year)
€16.69
Cask premium (port)
+€10.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€53.04
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; barley provenance program; experimental cask program; closed 1995-2001
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    port; partial single-estate malt
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    50.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Rémy Cointreau — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1881 (145 years of operation); closed 1995-2001
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.8108/5 across 37 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€101.66
Actual price (median)
€67.05
Multiple
0.66×
Verdict band
hidden gem

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (58 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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