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Bunnahabhain / Islay

BUNNAHABHAIN STAOISHA 5 Years Old 2014 COLLECTIVE 4.0

4.50× luxury premium 5yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€115.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€25.56
N
1

Is it worth the price?

BUNNAHABHAIN STAOISHA 5 Years Old 2014 COLLECTIVE 4.0 is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bunnahabhain distillery, bottled at 5 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €115.00, against a model fair price of around €25.56. That is 4.50× the model estimate — a price driven far more by the label than by what the model can explain. Of the 13 Bunnahabhain bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €115.00

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
5yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€25.56
Actual price (median)
€115.00
Multiple
4.50×
Verdict band
luxury premium (> 4.00×)

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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€22.57
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    lightly peated for Islay; long fermentation
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    61.2% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Distell (Heineken) — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1881 (145 years of operation)
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    1 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€37.62
Actual price (median)
€115.00
Multiple
3.06×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,476 mm at Lingerton (46 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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