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The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose'9 outlines · excitement 0.53 · shelf of 2026-11-05

The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL. 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
Article0.67yesAn article on The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' leads with its ticket of $727 against a peer median of $336, 117% above. It has been $727 for all 7 weeks of its window. Its strongest flavour factor is tropical & rum cask.
Compare the pair0.84The engine's nearest neighbour to The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' ($727) is The Balvenie The Balvenie 21 Year Old Portwood ($453). The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' is $274 dearer; the pair piece asks whether the extra is earned. Both are Speyside single malts.
Divergence take0.21By attributes alone Chivas Regal 12 Year Old 1L is The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose''s 9th nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 97th. Tickets: $727 against $82. Its peers' median is $336, so it sits 117% above them.
Hot 21 / Cold 210.41The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' is on neither the Hot 21 nor the Cold 21 this week: $727 against a fair value of $628, 16% over, which ranks 169th hottest of 323 bottles. Its peers' median is $336, so it sits 117% above them.
KB position0.98The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' is the dearest of Balvenie's 5 bottles at $727. The brand's band runs $99 to $727, median $151, a statistic. A position piece checks that band against what the knowledge base holds.
Price raid0The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' holds at $727 for the 8th week running: no price move to report. It has been $727 for all 7 weeks of its window. Its peers' median is $336, so it sits 117% above them.
Similarity surprise0No surprise near The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' at $727: none of its 20 nearest bottles is recorded as another country's or another style, and the nearest is Craigellachie 23 Year Old at $800. It is a 21-year-old Speyside single malt at 48.1% ABV.
The whole shelf0.44On the Speyside shelf of 79 bottles The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' is 28th hottest: $727 against a fair value of $628, 16% over. The shelf's median ticket is $113. Its peers' median is $336, so it sits 117% above them.
Value pick0.88For The Balvenie Stories 21YO 'The Second Red Rose' at $727, the closest cheaper neighbour is The Balvenie The Balvenie 21 Year Old Portwood at $453: $274 less, 38% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 1st of the ten nearest.