Is it worth the price?
BOWMORE 15 Years Old is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Bowmore distillery, bottled at 15 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 1 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €88.50 to €99.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €170.65. That is 0.57× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. It is one of 5 Bowmore bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.
Retailers tracked
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| topdrinks | €88.50 |
| thewhiskyshop | €97.99 |
| whisky.fr | €99.00 |
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
- 5.00 / 5
- Age
- 15yo
- Region
- Islay
- Distillery tier
- Premium
- Predicted price
- €170.65
- Actual price (median)
- €97.99
- Multiple
- 0.57×
- Verdict band
- hidden gem (≤ 0.80×)
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 (15 × €1.20/year)
- €30.48
- Cask premium (undeclared)
- +€0.00
- × ABV factor
- ×1.05
- Cost floor
- €45.24
- Process distinctnesspartial estate barley / floor malting on site; partial floor malting; sea-warehouse maturation2 / 3
- Cask provenancecask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt0 / 3
- Bottling integrity43.0% ABV; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed1 / 3
- OwnershipBeam Suntory — production-led corporate1 / 3
- Heritagefounded 1779 (247 years of operation)3 / 3
- Reputation5.0/5 across 1 review2 / 3
- Quality score
- 9 / 18
- Quality multiplier
- ×1.75
- Intrinsic value
- €79.16
- Actual price (median)
- €97.99
- Multiple
- 1.24×
- Verdict band
- mild premium
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.
Other bottlings from Bowmore
- BOWMORE 12 Years Old €41.95 · 0.45×
- BOWMORE 12 Years Old Sherry Oak Cask €63.50 · 0.65×
- BOWMORE 18 Years Old €104.95 · 0.68×
- BOWMORE 21 Years Old 1988 €490.00 · 1.52×