1/A supermarket blend and one of Diageo's malt blends, rated near-identical by the choice engine. Label 5 Classic Black is the well-stocked grocery Scotch. Copper Dog is a Speyside blended malt, all malt and no grain. Fifth-closest pair on the whole shelf.
2/"Close" here is the model reading their flavour coordinates, not anyone tasting the two side by side. Both land light and soft: orchard fruit, a gentle sweetness. The Copper Dog carries a tropical, rum-cask lilt; the Label 5 shows more of its grain, corn and a little spice.
3/Timing is the interesting part. The Copper Dog is the clear buy right now, under its cohort's floor and at the bottom of its own recent range at the same time. $57 on a My Dan Murphy's member price, $65 on the shelf. Two separate reads calling it cheap, which beats one.
4/Label 5 is the split verdict. It's at its own recent low too, $63 on member and $72 for the full litre, but its two reads don't line up the way the Copper Dog's do. Same corner of the engine, one clean value. Which would you reach for: the litre of blend, or the malt?
| 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 | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 m 63.00 observed | 71.99 m 63.00 observed | 71.99 m 63.00 observed | 71.99 m 63.00 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 observed | 69.99 m 63.00 observed |
| basis | mean | median | sd | min | max | range | cv | se mean | latest | own-range pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 70.45 | 69.99 | 0.88 | 69.99 | 71.99 | 2.00 | 1.2% | 0.24 | 69.99 | 77 |
| member | 67.30 | 69.99 | 3.54 | 63.00 | 69.99 | 6.99 | 5.3% | 0.98 | 63.00 | 38 |
| moments | m1 mean | m2 var | m3 skew | m4 ex-kurt | 95% band of the mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| list | 70.45 | 0.77 | 1.45 | 0.09 | 70.0 – 70.9 |
Grant's Triple Wood 1 litre $1.99, Label 5 Classic Black 1 litre $2.00, McAllister 1.5 litres $2.05, Johnnie Walker Red Label 1 litre $2.06 and 1 more below. The median of the 45 is $2.72.
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 | Label 5 Classic Black Blended Scotch Whisky 700mL | $53.99 | $48.99 | +5.00 |
| 2 | Copper Dog Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $59.99 | $48.96 | +11.03 |
| 3 | The Glen Grant Arboralis Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $70.99 | $48.76 | +22.23 |
| 4 | Chivas Regal Ultis Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $295.99 | $48.75 | +247.24 |
| 5 | Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $61.75 | $48.50 | +13.25 |
| 6 | Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $71.99 | $48.37 | +23.62 |
| 7 | Glen Moray Classic Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1L | $62.99 | $48.37 | +14.62 |
| 8 | Glen Moray Classic Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $59.00 | $48.37 | +10.63 |
| 9 | Glen Moray Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $71.99 | $48.37 | +23.62 |
| 10 | Glen Moray Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL | $71.99 | $48.37 | +23.62 |