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KILCHOMAN Machir Bay

0.56× hidden gem NAS rating 4.7/5 · n=196
cheapest
€47.92
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€108.47
N
4

Is it worth the price?

KILCHOMAN Machir Bay is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Kilchoman distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 196 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €47.92 to €62.61, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €108.47. That is 0.56× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 15 Kilchoman bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €47.92
whiskylodge €59.50
topdrinks €61.95
thewhiskyshop €62.61

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
4.65 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€108.47
Actual price (median)
€60.73
Multiple
0.56×
Verdict band
hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)

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 (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
€17.50
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.10
Cost floor
€26.86

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; on-site floor malting; field-to-bottle 100% Islay range
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Anthony Wills (founder family) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2005 (21 years of operation)
    1 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.6531/5 across 196 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€47.01
Actual price (median)
€60.73
Multiple
1.29×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (63 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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