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Bruichladdich / Islay

BRUICHLADDICH 18 Years Old 2004 ex-Sherry Cask New Vibrations Rest & Be Thankful

1.12× fair value 18yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€320.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€286.70
N
1

Is it worth the price?

BRUICHLADDICH 18 Years Old 2004 ex-Sherry Cask New Vibrations Rest & Be Thankful is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled at 18 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €320.00, against a model fair price of around €286.70. That is 1.12× the model estimate — almost exactly what its age, strength and house predict, with no meaningful brand premium. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. It is one of 7 Bruichladdich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €320.00

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
5.00 / 5
Age
18yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Mid Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
Result
Predicted price
€286.70
Actual price (median)
€320.00
Multiple
1.12×
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 (18 × €1.20/year)
€41.35
Cask premium (ex sherry)
+€8.00
× ABV factor
×1.38
Cost floor
€85.49
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
    ex sherry; partial single-estate malt
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    55.2% 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
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€163.86
Actual price (median)
€320.00
Multiple
1.95×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,849 mm at Dippen (58 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,451 mm, +33.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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