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Ballantine's Finest9 outlines · excitement 0.51 · shelf of 2026-11-05

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 typeSaliencePickedOutline
Article0.33An 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 pair0.58The 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 take0.4By 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 210.96yesBallantine'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 position0Ballantine'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 raid0.37Ballantine'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 surprise0.4The 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 shelf0.84yesOn 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 pick0.65For 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.