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Caol Ila / Islay

CAOL ILA 2007 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butt CS Collection Signatory Vintage

2.48× brand premium NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€195.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€78.62
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1

Is it worth the price?

CAOL ILA 2007 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butt CS Collection Signatory Vintage is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Caol Ila distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €195.00, against a model fair price of around €78.62. That is 2.48× 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 €195.00

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
No age statement
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€78.62
Actual price (median)
€195.00
Multiple
2.48×
Verdict band
brand premium (2.00× < … ≤ 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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (first fill sherry)
+€12.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€38.77

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    large-volume Islay production; standard methods
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    first fill sherry
    2 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    58.1% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1846 (180 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    1 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€71.08
Actual price (median)
€195.00
Multiple
2.74×
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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