silkywhisky
Lagavulin / Islay

LAGAVULIN Distillers Edition

0.96× fair value NAS rating 4.9/5 · n=17
cheapest
€92.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€110.38
N
4

Is it worth the price?

LAGAVULIN Distillers Edition is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Lagavulin distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.9 out of 5 across 17 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €92.00 to €109.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €110.38. That is 0.96× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 3 Lagavulin bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €92.00
thewhiskyshop €104.34
topdrinks €106.95
whiskylodge €109.00

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
4.94 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€110.38
Actual price (median)
€105.65
Multiple
0.96×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€20.50

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo (prestige range) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1816 (210 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.9412/5 across 17 reviews
    3 / 3
Quality score
11 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.92
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€39.28
Actual price (median)
€105.65
Multiple
2.69×
Verdict band
brand premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (40 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

Other bottlings from Lagavulin