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Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve9 outlines · excitement 0.34 · shelf of 2026-11-05

Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve Whisky 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
Article0.92An article on Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve leads with its ticket of $170 against a peer median of $109, 57% above. In its 13-week window that is a new low (earlier weeks: low $170, high $190). It is a Japanese single malt at 43% ABV.
Compare the pair0The engine's nearest neighbour to Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve ($170) is Hakushu Single Malt ($170). Both read $170: a pair with nothing between them on price. The engine's indifference price for Hakushu Single Malt against it is $183; the ticket is $13 under. Both are Japanese single malts.
Divergence take0.98By attributes alone Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old 107 Proof is Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve's 12th nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 320th. Tickets: $170 against $900. Its peers' median is $109, so it sits 57% above them.
Hot 21 / Cold 210.12Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve is on neither the Hot 21 nor the Cold 21 this week: $170 against a fair value of $164, 4% over, which ranks 241st hottest of 323 bottles. Its peers' median is $109, so it sits 57% above them.
KB position0Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve is the only Yamazaki bottle on the shelf, at $170, so the brand has no price band to hold a position on. It is a Japanese single malt at 43% ABV. Its peers' median is $109, so it sits 57% above them.
Price raid0.58Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve fell from $185 to $170 this week, 8% down. In its 13-week window that is a new low (earlier weeks: low $170, high $190). Its peers' median is $109, so it sits 57% above them.
Similarity surprise0.5The engine's 3rd nearest bottle to Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve, a Japanese single malt, is Dunedin Double Cask New Zealand, a New Zealand single malt. Tickets: $170 against $123. 12 of its 20 nearest differ from it in country or style.
The whole shelf0.13On the Japan shelf of 26 bottles Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve is 21st hottest: $170 against a fair value of $164, 4% over. The shelf's median ticket is $118. Its peers' median is $109, so it sits 57% above them.
Value pick0.44For Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve at $170, the closest cheaper neighbour is Lark Classic Cask at $147: $23 less, 14% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 3rd of the ten nearest. The engine's indifference price for Lark Classic Cask against it is $171; the ticket is $24 under.