1/Two American bourbons the profile model files as neighbours and the value model shoves apart. Blanton's Original Single Barrel, $153. Wild Turkey Longbranch, $67. One engine calls them close; the other won't have it.
2/By flavour make-up they land eighteenth on Blanton's nearest-neighbour list. Close, for a set this size. That is the shape of the profile, mind, not two glasses poured beside each other. Both Kentucky, both around the same young age statement.
3/Then the utility model steps in and ranks the Longbranch one-hundred-fourteenth, not eighteenth. Same rough profile, a wildly different verdict on what each bottle is worth. Eighty-six dollars sit between them.
4/Only one of the pair is cheap this minute. The Longbranch is parked at the floor of its own recent range at $67, no membership deal doing the work. Blanton's holds steady at $153. If you are buying, the timing favours the Wild Turkey.
| slot | 08-13 | 08-20 | 08-27 | 09-03 | 09-10 | 09-17 | 09-24 | 10-01 | 10-08 | 10-15 | 10-22 | 10-29 | 11-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list / member | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 observed | 152.99 m 130.00 observed | 152.99 m 130.00 observed | 152.99 m 130.00 observed | 152.99 m 130.00 observed | 152.99 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 152.99 | 152.99 | 0.00 | 152.99 | 152.99 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | 152.99 | 100 |
| member | 145.92 | 152.99 | 11.04 | 130.00 | 152.99 | 22.99 | 7.6% | 3.06 | 152.99 | 100 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 152.99 | 0.00 | null | null | 153.0 – 153.0 |
310 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: Grant's Triple Wood 1 litre at $1.99 a standard drink; the median is $4.16; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 235 of the 310 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
305 bottles at Dan Murphy's can be priced per standard drink this week. Cheapest first: McAllister 1 litre at $2.00 a standard drink; the median is $4.03; Dalmore 21 Malt is the highest at $42.68. 228 of the 305 come in under a pint at the pub, which works out at $6.28 a standard drink.
| # | candidate | price | CEARP | price − CEARP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanton's Single Barrel Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon 700mL | $132.99 | $146.25 | -13.26 |
| 2 | Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon 700mL | $202.99 | $143.31 | +59.68 |
| 3 | Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Select Bourbon 700mL | $111.99 | $137.11 | -25.12 |
| 4 | Michter's US 1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700mL | $138.99 | $136.04 | +2.95 |
| 5 | Michter's US 1 Straight Rye Whiskey 700mL | $120.99 | $134.05 | -13.06 |
| 6 | Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Small Batch 700mL | $99.00 | $128.52 | -29.52 |
| 7 | Weller Special Reserve Wheated Bourbon 750mL | $90.52 | $122.03 | -31.51 |
| 8 | Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve Whisky 700mL | $184.99 | $113.01 | +71.98 |
| 9 | Blanton's Straight From The Barrel Bourbon 700mL | $303.99 | $112.84 | +191.15 |
| 10 | Hakushu Single Malt Japanese Whisky 700mL | $150.00 | $112.14 | +37.86 |