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LAGG Manzanilla Sherry Finish Small Batch

2.13× brand premium NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=2
cheapest
€105.00
whisky.fr
intrinsic
€49.36
N
1

Is it worth the price?

LAGG Manzanilla Sherry Finish Small Batch is an Island single malt Scotch from the Lagg distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews. A single retailer lists it at €105.00, against a model fair price of around €49.36. That is 2.13× the model estimate — well above the quality-predicted price, a substantial brand premium. Of the 3 Lagg bottlings priced here, this is the weakest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
whisky.fr €105.00

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
5.00 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
Island
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€49.36
Actual price (median)
€105.00
Multiple
2.13×
Verdict band
brand premium (2.00× < … ≤ 4.00×)

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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (ex sherry)
+€8.00
× ABV factor
×1.35
Cost floor
€43.77

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    no declared distinctive practices
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    ex sherry
    1 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    57.6% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    3 / 3
  • Ownership
    Isle of Arran Distillers — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2019 (7 years of operation)
    0 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 2 reviews
    2 / 3
Quality score
10 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.83
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€80.24
Actual price (median)
€105.00
Multiple
1.31×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Island · rolling 12 months: 2,254 mm at Monyquil Farm (14 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.

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