Is it worth the price?
TOBERMORY 12 Years Old is an Island single malt Scotch from the Tobermory distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.7 out of 5 across 9 reviews. It is tracked at 4 retailers, ranging from €48.69 to €71.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €48.38. That is 1.30× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. It is one of 4 Tobermory bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| thewhiskyshop | €48.69 |
| topdrinks | €58.95 |
| whiskylodge | €67.00 |
| whisky.fr | €71.00 |
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.
- Rating
- 4.67 / 5
- Age
- 12yo
- Region
- Island
- Distillery tier
- Budget
- Predicted price
- €48.38
- Actual price (median)
- €62.98
- Multiple
- 1.30×
- Verdict band
- mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)
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 (€0.18/cl × 70 cl)
- €12.60
- Maturation (12 × €1.20/year)
- €21.64
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.10
- Cost floor
- €37.67
- Process distinctnessproduces both Tobermory and Ledaig2 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity46.3% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed2 / 3
- OwnershipDistell (Heineken) — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1798 (228 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation4.6667/5 across 9 reviews2 / 3
- Quality score
- 11 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.92
- Intrinsic value
- €72.20
- Actual price (median)
- €62.98
- Multiple
- 0.87×
- Verdict band
- fair value
Maturation context
Island · rolling 12 months: 2,358 mm at Tobermory (1 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,524 mm, +43.70% vs 1995-2024 median.
Other bottlings from Tobermory
- LEDAIG Sinclair Series Rioja Cask Finish €46.00 · 1.00×
- LEDAIG 10 Years Old Un-chillfiltered €61.00 · 1.70×
- LEDAIG 18 Years Old €105.50 · 1.77×