TULLIBARDINE 2008 The Murray Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Finish
Is it worth the price?
TULLIBARDINE 2008 The Murray Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Finish is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Tullibardine distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.5 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €81.90, against a model fair price of around €49.89. That is 1.64× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. It is one of 7 Tullibardine bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| whisky.fr | €81.90 |
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
- 4.50 / 5
- Age
- No age statement
- Region
- Highland
- Distillery tier
- Budget
- Predicted price
- €49.89
- Actual price (median)
- €81.90
- Multiple
- 1.64×
- 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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
- €6.92
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.10
- Cost floor
- €21.47
NAS treated as 5 years for maturation cost (paper convention).
- Process distinctnessstandard production; mothballed 1995-20030 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle0 / 3
- Bottling integrity46.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed2 / 3
- OwnershipPicard Vins & Spiritueux — independent or smaller group2 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1949 (77 years of operation); mothballed 1995-20032 / 3
- Reputation4.5/5 across 2 reviews2 / 3
- Quality score
- 8 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.67
- Intrinsic value
- €35.79
- Actual price (median)
- €81.90
- Multiple
- 2.29×
- Verdict band
- brand premium
Maturation context
Highland · rolling 12 months: 1,485 mm at Braco (Dunduff) (8 km). Scotland E rolling 12-month rainfall1,703 mm, +40.50% vs 1995-2024 median.
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- TULLIBARDINE Sovereign €30.50 · 0.84×
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- TULLIBARDINE 225 Sauternes Finish €45.90 · 0.91×
- TULLIBARDINE 228 Burgundy Finish €45.50 · 0.92×
- TULLIBARDINE 9 Years Old 2015 1st & 2nd Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts 100 Proof €63.90 · 2.03×