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Tullibardine / Highland

TULLIBARDINE 228 Burgundy Finish

0.92× fair value NAS rating 4.8/5 · n=5
cheapest
€45.50
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€50.80
N
2

Is it worth the price?

TULLIBARDINE 228 Burgundy Finish is a Highland single malt Scotch from the Tullibardine distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.8 out of 5 across 5 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €45.50 to €47.50, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €50.80. That is 0.92× the model estimate — almost exactly the quality-predicted price, with no meaningful brand premium. It is one of 7 Tullibardine bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €45.50
whiskylodge €47.50

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
4.80 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Highland
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€50.80
Actual price (median)
€46.50
Multiple
0.92×
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 (wine)
+€10.00
× ABV factor
×1.05
Cost floor
€31.00

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    standard production; mothballed 1995-2003
    0 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    wine
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    1 / 3
  • Ownership
    Picard Vins & Spiritueux — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1949 (77 years of operation); mothballed 1995-2003
    2 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.8/5 across 5 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€51.66
Actual price (median)
€46.50
Multiple
0.90×
Verdict band
fair value

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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