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Lochlea Our Barley

1.22× mild premium NAS rating 4.1/5 · n=60
cheapest
€58.33
thewhiskyshop
intrinsic
€48.07
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2

Is it worth the price?

Lochlea Our Barley is a single malt Scotch from the Lochlea distillery, released without an age statement. Tasters score it 4.1 out of 5 across 60 reviews. It is tracked at 2 retailers, ranging from €58.33 to €59.00, while the valuation model estimates a fair price of around €48.07. That is 1.22× the model estimate — a mild premium over the quality-predicted price.

Retailers tracked

Retailer Price
thewhiskyshop €58.33
whiskylodge €59.00

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
4.11 / 5
Age
No age statement
Region
—
Distillery tier
Budget
Result
Predicted price
€48.07
Actual price (median)
€58.67
Multiple
1.22×
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 (NAS→5 × €1.20/year)
€6.92
Cask premium (undeclared)
+€0.00
× ABV factor
×1.00
Cost floor
€24.42

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

Quality grade (six 0–3 axes)
  • Process distinctness
    100% estate-grown barley (single-farm provenance); single-estate farm distillery; barley grown on site
    3 / 3
  • Cask provenance
    cask type not declared on bottle; single-estate malt
    0 / 3
  • Bottling integrity
    ABV not declared; chill-filtration not disclosed; E150a caramel colouring not disclosed
    0 / 3
  • Ownership
    Lochlea Distillery (independent) — family multigenerational
    3 / 3
  • Heritage
    founded 2018 (8 years of operation)
    0 / 3
  • Reputation
    4.11/5 across 60 reviews
    0 / 3
Quality score
6 / 18
Quality multiplier
×1.50
Intrinsic and multiple
Intrinsic value
€36.63
Actual price (median)
€58.67
Multiple
1.60×
Verdict band
mild premium

Maturation context

Lowland · rolling 12 months: 864 mm at Prestwick (7 km). Scotland W rolling 12-month rainfall2,543 mm, +39.90% vs 1995-2024 median.