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The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old9 outlines · excitement 0.4 · shelf of 2026-11-05

The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old 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
Article0.41yesAn article on The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old leads with its ticket of $160 against a peer median of $127, 27% above. In its 13-week window that is inside its range (earlier weeks: low $158, high $170). It is a 12-year-old Speyside single malt at 40% ABV.
Compare the pair0.37The engine's nearest neighbour to The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old ($160) is The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask ($137). The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old is $23 dearer; the pair piece asks whether the extra is earned. Both are Speyside single malts.
Divergence take0.07By attributes alone Redbreast 12 Year Old is The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old's 13th nearest bottle; once price is counted the engine puts it 69th. Tickets: $160 against $124. Its peers' median is $127, so it sits 27% above them.
Hot 21 / Cold 210.26The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old is on neither the Hot 21 nor the Cold 21 this week: $160 against a fair value of $148, 9% over, which ranks 207th hottest of 323 bottles. Its peers' median is $127, so it sits 27% above them.
KB position0.74The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old is 5th dearest of Macallan's 6 bottles at $160. The brand's band runs $137 to $800, median $312, a statistic. A position piece checks that band against what the knowledge base holds. Its peers' median is $127, so it sits 27% above them.
Price raid0.5The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old fell from $170 to $160 this week, 6% down. In its 13-week window that is inside its range (earlier weeks: low $158, high $170). Its peers' median is $127, so it sits 27% above them.
Similarity surprise0.19The engine's 10th nearest bottle to The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old, a Speyside single malt, is Hakushu 12 Year Old, a Japanese single malt. Tickets: $160 against $378. 2 of its 20 nearest differ from it in country or style.
The whole shelf0.28On the Speyside shelf of 79 bottles The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old is 41st hottest: $160 against a fair value of $148, 9% over. The shelf's median ticket is $113. Its peers' median is $127, so it sits 27% above them.
Value pick0.47yesFor The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old at $160, the closest cheaper neighbour is The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask at $137: $23 less, 14% of the ticket. The engine ranks it 1st of the ten nearest. 8 of the ten are cheaper by $5 or more.