Is it worth the price?
CAOL ILA 13 Years Old 2009 The Dava Way New Vibrations is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Caol Ila distillery, bottled at 13 years old. Tasters score it 3.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €170.00, against a model fair price of around €81.17. That is 2.09× the model estimate — well above the quality-predicted price, a substantial brand premium. It is one of 12 Caol Ila bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| whisky.fr | €170.00 |
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.
- Rating
- 3.00 / 5
- Age
- 13yo
- Region
- Islay
- Distillery tier
- Mid
- Predicted price
- €81.17
- Actual price (median)
- €170.00
- Multiple
- 2.09×
- Verdict band
- brand premium (2.00× < … ≤ 4.00×)
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.
- Production (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
- €9.80
- Maturation (13 × €1.20/year)
- €24.39
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.35
- Cost floor
- €46.16
- Process distinctnesslarge-volume Islay production; standard methods0 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity55.2% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed3 / 3
- OwnershipDiageo — production-led corporate1 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1846 (180 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation3.0/5 across 1 review1 / 3
- Quality score
- 8 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.67
- Intrinsic value
- €76.93
- Actual price (median)
- €170.00
- Multiple
- 2.21×
- 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.
Other bottlings from Caol Ila
- CAOL ILA 12 Years Old €39.94 · 0.56×
- CAOL ILA Moch €45.25 · 0.69×
- CAOL ILA 13 Years Old 2012 1st Fill Oloroso 100 Proof #70 Signatory Vintage €64.90 · 0.71×
- CAOL ILA 13 Years Old Smoky Discovery Gordon & Macphail €65.00 · 0.72×
- CAOL ILA 20 Years Old 1995 Hogshead Signatory Vintage €195.00 · 0.98×
- CAOL ILA 9 Years Old 2017 1st Fill Rivesaltes Small Batch Signatory Vintage €59.90 · 1.26×