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Do Whisky Investors Read the Bible? The Effect of Expert Ratings on the Vintage Single Malt Secondary Market

Published:2021-02 Issue:1 Volume:16 Page:86-101
ISSN:1931-4361
Container-title:Journal of Wine Economics
language:en
Short-container-title:J Wine Econ

Author:

Moroz David^ORCID,Pecchioli Bruno^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractThis article aims to estimate the effect of expert assessments on the prices for single malt Scotch whiskies on the investment market. Our results obtained using an original dataset combining data from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible and a web trading platform specializing in whisky investment show that the quality rating is not a powerful predictor of investor ask prices, especially when controlling for distillery and bottler reputation. This finding suggests that although the Murray score may embed information of use to unsophisticated investors, its effect on price can be outperformed by a detailed knowledge of the whisky industry. (JEL Classifications: L11, L15, Q13)

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Horticulture,General Business, Management and Accounting,Food Science

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