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Bruichladdich / Islay

PORT CHARLOTTE 2014 Islay Barley

0.77× hidden gem NAS rating 4.7/5 · n=10
cheapest
€79.90
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€108.78
N
2

Is it worth the price?

PORT CHARLOTTE 2014 Islay Barley is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bruichladdich distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 10 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €79.90 to €87.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €108.78. That is 0.77× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 9 Bruichladdich bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €79.90
whiskylodge €87.00

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
4.70 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€108.78
Actual price (median)
€83.45
Multiple
0.77×
Verdict band
hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)

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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (port)
+€10.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€39.85

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

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
    4.7/5 across 10 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€76.38
Actual price (median)
€83.45
Multiple
1.09×
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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