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DALMORE King Alexander III

2.50× brand premium NAS rating 4.7/5 · n=17
cheapest
€220.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€111.43
N
3

Is it worth the price?

DALMORE King Alexander III is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Dalmore distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 17 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €220.95 to €339.70, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €111.43. That is 2.50× the model estimate — well above the quality-predicted price, a substantial brand premium. It is one of 12 Dalmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €220.95
whisky.fr €279.00
thewhiskyshop €339.70

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
4.71 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€111.43
Actual price (median)
€279.00
Multiple
2.50×
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 (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€16.72

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

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
    40.0% 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
    4.7059/5 across 17 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
7 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.58
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€26.47
Actual price (median)
€279.00
Multiple
10.54×
Verdict band
luxury premium

The two models disagree sharply here. The deal-score regression learns from peer prices that age and brand command €111.43 (2.50× the listed price), while the cost-and-quality methodology floors the bottle at €26.47 (10.54×). The gap is the brand premium the market pays beyond what materials, maturation and bottling integrity alone can justify.

Maturation context

Highland · rolling 12 months: 650 mm at Urquhart (13 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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