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Bruichladdich / Islay

BRUICHLADDICH 8 Years Old The Laddie Eight

1.24× mild premium 8yo rating 4.8/5 · n=4
cheapest
€67.90
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€54.65
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1

Is it worth the price?

BRUICHLADDICH 8 Years Old The Laddie Eight is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bruichladdich distillery, bottled at 8 years old. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 4 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €67.90, against a model fair price of around €54.65. That is 1.24× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. It is one of 9 Bruichladdich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €67.90

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
4.75 / 5
Age
8yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€54.65
Actual price (median)
€67.90
Multiple
1.24×
Verdict band
mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)

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 (8 × €1.20/year)
€12.37
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€33.71
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
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 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
    4.75/5 across 4 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€61.81
Actual price (median)
€67.90
Multiple
1.10×
Verdict band
fair value

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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