Is it worth the price?
OBAN 14 Years Old is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Oban distillery, bottled at 14 years old. Tasters score it 4.6 out of 5 across 39 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €56.95 to €101.11, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €99.04. That is 0.81× 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. Of the 4 Oban bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| topdrinks | €56.95 |
| whiskylodge | €79.00 |
| whisky.fr | €82.00 |
| thewhiskyshop | €101.11 |
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.
- Rating
- 4.64 / 5
- Age
- 14yo
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Mid Label only — set from the distillery’s median price, not used by the model.
- Predicted price
- €99.04
- Actual price (median)
- €80.50
- Multiple
- 0.81×
- Verdict band
- fair value (0.80× < … ≤ 1.20×)
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.
- Production (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
- €17.50
- Maturation (14 × €1.20/year)
- €27.33
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.08
- Cost floor
- €48.19
- Process distinctnessno declared distinctive practices2 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed1 / 3
- OwnershipDiageo (prestige range) — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1794 (232 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation4.641/5 across 39 reviews3 / 3
- Quality score
- 11 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.92
- Intrinsic value
- €92.37
- Actual price (median)
- €80.50
- Multiple
- 0.87×
- Verdict band
- fair value
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,660 mm at Dunstaffnage (4 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,451 mm, +33.70% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Oban
- OBAN 12 Years Old Special Release 2025 €115.00 · 1.16×
- OBAN Little Bay €63.95 · 1.28×
- OBAN Distillers Edition €95.00 · 1.54×