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KILCHOMAN 100 % Islay 9 Years Old The 15th Edition

1.50× mild premium 9yo rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€99.90
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€66.82
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1

Is it worth the price?

KILCHOMAN 100 % Islay 9 Years Old The 15th Edition is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Kilchoman distillery, bottled at 9 years old. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €99.90, against a model fair price of around €66.82. That is 1.50× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price. It is one of 14 Kilchoman bottlings priced here; the others are compared below.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €99.90

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.

Inputs
Rating
5.00 / 5
Age
9yo
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Premium
Result
Predicted price
€66.82
Actual price (median)
€99.90
Multiple
1.50×
Verdict band
mild premium (1.20× < … ≤ 2.00×)

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 (€0.25/cl × 70 cl)
€17.50
Maturation (9 × €1.20/year)
€14.46
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€43.14
Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; on-site floor malting; field-to-bottle 100% Islay range
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    50.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Anthony Wills (founder family) — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2005 (21 years of operation)
    1 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€79.09
Actual price (median)
€99.90
Multiple
1.26×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (63 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.

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