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Dalmore / Highland

DALMORE 17 Years Old

1.01× fair value 17yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€197.57
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€195.49
N
2

Is it worth the price?

DALMORE 17 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Dalmore distillery, bottled at 17 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €197.57 to €199.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €195.49. That is 1.01× the model estimate — almost exactly what its age, strength and house predict, with no meaningful brand premium. The estimate is fitted on age, bottling strength and the distillery's other prices; community ratings add no measurable signal to it, so this is not a quality judgement. Typical error is around ±65%, so read the verdict as indicative and trust it most at the extremes. It is one of 13 Dalmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €197.57
whisky.fr €199.00

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
17yo
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
Result
Predicted price
€195.49
Actual price (median)
€198.29
Multiple
1.01×
Verdict band
fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)

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 (17 × €1.20/year)
€37.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€49.64
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    distinctive flat-top stills; extensive cask-finishing program
    1 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    42.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Whyte & Mackay (Emperador) — prestige-corporate
    0 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1839 (187 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    3 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€78.60
Actual price (median)
€198.29
Multiple
2.52×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 663 mm at Urquhart (13 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,298 mm, +33.30% vs 1995-2024 median.

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