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Laphroaig / Islay

LAPHROAIG Quarter Cask

0.71× hidden gem NAS rating 5.0/5 · n=5
cheapest
€54.83
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€79.60
N
3

Is it worth the price?

LAPHROAIG Quarter Cask is an Islay single malt Scotch from the Laphroaig distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 5.0 out of 5 across 5 reviews. It is tracked at 3 retailers, ranging from €54.83 to €59.90, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €79.60. That is 0.71× the model estimate — well below the quality-predicted price, and one of the clearer value picks in the data. Of the 5 Laphroaig bottlings priced here, this is the strongest value.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €54.83
topdrinks €56.50
whisky.fr €59.90

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
No age statement
Region
Islay
Distillery tier
Mid
Result
Predicted price
€79.60
Actual price (median)
€56.50
Multiple
0.71×
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 (€0.14/cl × 70 cl)
€9.80
Maturation (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.20
Cost floor
€20.06

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    partial estate barley / floor malting on site; partial floor malting
    2 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; partial single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    48.0% ABV; non-chill-filtered inferred from ABV; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    2 / 3
  • Ownership
    Beam Suntory — independent or smaller group
    2 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 1815 (211 years of operation)
    3 / 3
  • Reputation
    5.0/5 across 5 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
9 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.75
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€35.11
Actual price (median)
€56.50
Multiple
1.61×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Islay · rolling 12 months: 1,867 mm at Dippen (42 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.

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