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Bowmore / Islay

BOWMORE 12 Years Old

0.45× hidden gem 12yo rating 4.2/5 · n=5
cheapest
€41.95
topdrinks
intrinsic
€109.40
N
3

Is it worth the price?

BOWMORE 12 Years Old is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bowmore distillery, bottled at 12 years old. Tasters score it 4.2 out of 5 across 5 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €41.95 to €69.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €109.40. That is 0.45× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 5 Bowmore bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
topdrinks €41.95
whisky.fr €49.00
whiskylodge €69.00

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
4.20 / 5
Age
12yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€109.40
Actual price (median)
€49.00
Multiple
0.45×
Verdict band
hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)

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 (12 × €1.20/year)
€21.64
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€34.24
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; partial floor malting; sea-warehouse maturation
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    40.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Beam Suntory — production-led corporate
    1 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1779 (247 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.2/5 across 5 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
8 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.67
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€57.07
Actual price (median)
€49.00
Multiple
0.86×
Verdict band
fair value

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (53 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.

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