Ballantine's Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 1L. 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 type | Salience | Picked | Outline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 0.33 | An article on Ballantine's Finest leads with its ticket of $69 against a peer median of $54, 28% above. In its 13-week window that is inside its range (earlier weeks: low $59, high $73). It is a multi-regional blend at 40% ABV. | |
| Compare the pair | 0.58 | The engine's nearest neighbour to Ballantine's Finest ($69) is J&B Rare ($53). Ballantine's Finest is $16 dearer; the pair piece asks whether the extra is earned. The engine's indifference price for J&B Rare against it is $49; the ticket is $4 over. Both are multi-regional blends. | |
| Divergence take | 0.4 | By attributes alone Callington Mill Enigma is Ballantine's Finest's 6th nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 137th. Tickets: $69 against $100. Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. | |
| Hot 21 / Cold 21 | 0.96 | yes | Ballantine's Finest is 6th on this week's Hot 21: $69 against a fair value of $48, 44% over. Across the whole shelf it ranks 54th hottest of 323. Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. |
| KB position | 0 | Ballantine's Finest is the only Ballantine's bottle on the shelf, at $69, so the brand has no price band to hold a position on. It is a multi-regional blend at 40% ABV. Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. | |
| Price raid | 0.37 | Ballantine's Finest moved by cents only this week and still reads $69 on the shelf. In its 13-week window that is inside its range (earlier weeks: low $59, high $73). Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. | |
| Similarity surprise | 0.4 | The engine's 4th nearest bottle to Ballantine's Finest, a multi-regional blend, is Tullamore Dew, an Irish single pot still. Tickets: $69 against $56. 14 of its 20 nearest differ from it in country or style. Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. | |
| The whole shelf | 0.84 | yes | On the Multi-Regional Blend shelf of 27 bottles Ballantine's Finest is 8th hottest: $69 against a fair value of $48, 44% over. The shelf's median ticket is $79. Its peers' median is $54, so it sits 28% above them. |
| Value pick | 0.65 | For Ballantine's Finest at $69, the closest cheaper neighbour is J&B Rare at $53: $16 less, 23% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 1st of the ten nearest. The engine's indifference price for J&B Rare against it is $49; the ticket is $4 over. |