The dearer American whiskey is the cheaper pour

Sources

• generate_cycle.py replay payload, artefact 2026-09-17-replay/compare-the-pair/jack-daniel-s-old-no-7-tennessee-whiskey-700ml-jim-beam-whit-0e8593; window as-of 2026-09-17.
• Jack Daniel's Old No.7 700mL: live ticket $54 (claim value 54.0; position price $53.90), own-history percentile 0.0 (floor of its 8-observation window), quiet discount, non-member.
• Jim Beam White Label 1L: live ticket $60 (claim value 60.0; position price $59.90), own-history percentile 0.0, quiet discount, non-member.
• Per pour: $54 / 700mL = $0.077/mL for the JD; $60 / 1000mL = $0.060/mL for the Beam — the litre is the cheaper drink. Arithmetic from the two ticket claims and the stated bottle sizes.
• Engine: VSM score 0.982 (rank 7), CE score 0.006 (rank 56); same country, same style (grounding).
• Character: Jack Daniel's factor profile Corn & Charcoal 0.31; Jim Beam White Corn & Charcoal 0.32 + Orchard & Cereal 0.02 (2026-09-17.r dossiers).

Omissions

• Light form: no CE 360° band, no cross-read CEARP, no Welch t-test — those are the full card form's fields.
• Bottle-size mismatch (700mL vs 1L): the sticker prices are not like-for-like, so the standing comparison is made per pour and the sizes are named in the post.
• No member prices; both tickets are the plain shelf price.

Notes for reviewer

• Flagged: the size mismatch is the load-bearing caveat — the post's "cheaper pour" line depends on the reader seeing the 700mL-vs-1L difference. Confirm it reads clearly.
• CE rank 56 is disclosed in the post so the VSM-led basis of the pairing is honest.
• Replay draft on rehearsal vintage 2026-09-17.r; may_publish: false and never flips in replay.

Format note

Compare the pair, automated light form. Two live shelf tickets (neither on a member offer) and each item's own-history percentile, plus the pair's VSM and CE scores. No CE 360° bands, no cross-read CEARP, no Welch t-test. Bottle-size mismatch flagged: Jack Daniel's is a 700mL, the Jim Beam a 1L, so the comparison is made per pour, not sticker to sticker. CE rank of the match is 56 (VSM-led pairing), disclosed in the post.

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