1/Smallest shelf in the shop this Thursday: six bottles, every one a Midleton. All six priced live at Dan Murphy's — the lot, not a sample. Five sit a whisker over their own 360° jury; one trophy carries the whole premium. Since last look, 1 of 6 has moved.
2/How I read it: each price against the fair value its own ten-seat jury hands that bottle, in percent. Nothing on this shelf dips under its mean. So the near end is "least over", not a discount and not a sale. Just closest to its own number.
3/The least-over end, all live. Jameson Blended 1L at $77, about 1.4% past its jury — basically on the number. Powers Gold Label at $70, near 2.5%. The Caskmates Stout at $73 slots between them around 2.3%. The family pours sit honest.
4/The words behind this shelf, pooled region-wide off its reviews: toasted toffee, a golden pour, stout-cask edge, a seed-grain backbone. That's the Jameson house character, charged fairly. Not a tasting note for any one bottle — the shelf's shape, not a single glass.
5/Then the trophy. Midleton Very Rare at $434 sits about 22% over its own mean — the widest gap here by a street. Redbreast 12 at $124 trails near 7%, Black Barrel at $65 near 3%. Five honest pours, one luxury ticket. Starter at $70, or the $124 Redbreast 12?
| End | Item | Price | Gap % | Priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 1 | Jameson Blended Irish Whiskey 1L | $77 | +1.41% | observed 2026-10-01 |
| Hot 2 | Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition Irish Whiskey 700mL | $73 | +2.3% | observed 2026-10-01 |
| Hot 3 | Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey 700mL | $70 | +2.51% | observed 2026-10-01 |
| Cold 1 | Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey 700mL | $434 | +22.06% | observed 2026-10-01 |
| Cold 2 | Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey 700mL | $124 | +6.99% | observed 2026-10-01 |
| Cold 3 | Jameson Black Barrel Blended Irish Whiskey 700mL | $65 | +3.4% | observed 2026-10-01 |
None recorded.
Whole Shelf, scope Midleton (region), vintage 2026-10-01.1, pack region-midleton-aggregate.json. Gap basis PERCENTAGE; ce_gap_pct=(price−CE 360° mean)/price×100, each bottle's premium over its own CE 360° consensus; 'hot'=smallest premium (least over fair value), 'cold'=largest. No bottle sits below its own mean, so 'hot' is not a bargain. 'Hot'/'cold' are value labels only, never velocity or trend. Coverage 6 of 6 priced live in the 2026-10-01 harvest (100%). Sources holds the stored top/bottom notable-mover cut, not the full ranked shelf.
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