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LINKWOOD 15 Years Old 1990 Gordon & Macphail

3.71× brand premium 15yo rating 5.0/5 · n=1
cheapest
€420.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€113.14
N
1

Is it worth the price?

LINKWOOD 15 Years Old 1990 Gordon & Macphail is a Speyside single malt Scotch from the Linkwood distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €420.00, against a model fair price of around €113.14. That is 3.71× the model estimate — well above the quality-predicted price, a substantial brand premium. Of the 4 Linkwood bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €420.00

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
15yo
Region
Speyside
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€113.14
Actual price (median)
€420.00
Multiple
3.71×
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
€12.60
Maturation (15 × €1.20/year)
€30.48
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€45.24
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
    45.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Diageo — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1821 (205 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 1 review
    1 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€79.16
Actual price (median)
€420.00
Multiple
5.31×
Verdict band
luxury premium

Maturation context

Speyside · rolling 12 months: 593 mm at Blackhills No 2 (5 km). Scotland N rolling 12-month rainfall2,223 mm, +30.70% vs 1995-2024 median.

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