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Dan Murphy's · week of 2026-11-05
vintage 2026-11-05.1
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Early TimesGold9 outlines · excitement 0.44 · shelf of 2026-11-05

Early TimesGold 700ml. One outline per editorial type: what each would say about this bottle this week. Outlines are placeholders, not published pieces. This bottle also has its own page with its price history and its ten nearest.

Editorial typeSaliencePickedOutline
Article0.8An article on Early TimesGold leads with its ticket of $58 against a peer median of $44, 32% above. In its 13-week window that is level with its high (earlier weeks: low $52, high $58). Its strongest flavour factor is corn & charcoal.
Compare the pair0.06The engine's nearest neighbour to Early TimesGold ($58) is Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon ($57). Early TimesGold is $1 dearer; the pair piece asks whether the extra is earned. The engine's indifference price for Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon against it is $44; the ticket is $13 over.
Divergence take0.62By attributes alone Old Virginia 12 Year Old is Early TimesGold's 16th nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 201st. Tickets: $58 against $79. Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
Hot 21 / Cold 210.68Early TimesGold is on neither the Hot 21 nor the Cold 21 this week: $58 against a fair value of $44, 35% over, which ranks 79th hottest of 323 bottles. Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
KB position0Early TimesGold is the only Early Times bottle on the shelf, at $58, so the brand has no price band to hold a position on. It is a Southern Oregon bourbon at 40% ABV. Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
Price raid0.68Early TimesGold rose from $52 to $58 this week, 12% up. In its 13-week window that is level with its high (earlier weeks: low $52, high $58). Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
Similarity surprise0.3The engine's 7th nearest bottle to Early TimesGold, a Southern Oregon bourbon, is Finnlaighs Irish 700mL, an Irish blend. Tickets: $58 against $55. 10 of its 20 nearest differ from it in country or style. Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
The whole shelf0.76On the Southern Oregon shelf of 1 bottles Early TimesGold is the hottest: $58 against a fair value of $44, 35% over. The shelf's median ticket is $58. Its peers' median is $44, so it sits 32% above them.
Value pick0.26For Early TimesGold at $58, the closest cheaper neighbour is J&B Rare at $53: $5 less, 9% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 9th of the ten nearest. The engine's indifference price for J&B Rare against it is $43; the ticket is $10 over.