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Smokehead Islay 40%9 outlines · excitement 0.37 · shelf of 2026-11-05

Smokehead Islay Single Malt 700mL 40%. 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
Article0.44An article on Smokehead Islay 40% leads with its ticket of $82 against a peer median of $91, 9% under. In its 13-week window that is level with its high (earlier weeks: low $76, high $82). It is an Islay single malt at 40% ABV.
Compare the pair0.21The engine's nearest neighbour to Smokehead Islay 40% ($82) is Laphroaig Select Cask ($75). Smokehead Islay 40% is $7 dearer; the pair piece asks whether the extra is earned. The engine's indifference price for Laphroaig Select Cask against it is $80; the ticket is $5 under.
Divergence take0.68By attributes alone Caol Ila 12 Year Old is Smokehead Islay 40%'s 3rd nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 200th. Tickets: $82 against $138. Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
Hot 21 / Cold 210.4Smokehead Islay 40% is on neither the Hot 21 nor the Cold 21 this week: $82 against a fair value of $72, 15% over, which ranks 172nd hottest of 323 bottles. Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
KB position0.51Smokehead Islay 40% is the cheapest of Smokehead's 2 bottles at $82. The brand's band runs $82 to $127, median $105, a statistic. A position piece checks that band against what the knowledge base holds. Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
Price raid0.57Smokehead Islay 40% rose from $76 to $82 this week, 8% up. In its 13-week window that is level with its high (earlier weeks: low $76, high $82). Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
Similarity surprise0.17The engine's 11th nearest bottle to Smokehead Islay 40%, an Islay single malt, is Hellyers Road Roaring Forties Tasmanian, a Tasmania single malt. Tickets: $82 against $80. 5 of its 20 nearest differ from it in country or style. Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
The whole shelf0.43On the Islay shelf of 16 bottles Smokehead Islay 40% is 7th hottest: $82 against a fair value of $72, 15% over. The shelf's median ticket is $112. Its peers' median is $91, so it sits 9% under them.
Value pick0.26For Smokehead Islay 40% at $82, the closest cheaper neighbour is Laphroaig Select Cask at $75: $7 less, 9% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 1st of the ten nearest. The engine's indifference price for Laphroaig Select Cask against it is $80; the ticket is $5 under.