Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 18 September.
Edrington’s Highland Park 18 Year Old single cask
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islands, 18 years old, 57.4% ABV
- Online exclusive through The Single Malt Shop since 11 September
- SRP of EUR440 [US$469], limited to 515 units
Pernod Ricard’s Royal Salute ‘Time Chamber by Conrad Shawcross’ blended Scotch
- Scotch whisky, blended, 53 years old
- Unveiled this week, available globally through selected off-premise operators
- SRP of US$120,000 – limited to 21 units. The whisky is contained in a crystal decanter that is part of an art piece featuring a hand-spun glass disc
Campari Group’s Skyy Infusions Agave Lime, Espresso flavoured vodkas
- Vodka, flavoured, 35% ABV
- Launching nationwide in the US this week
- SRP of US$13.99 per 75cl bottle
Campari Group’s Forty Creek Cherrywood Reserve
- Canadian whisky, five years old, includes “a hint” of aged brandy
- Rolling out this week in Canada to selected provinces
- SRP of CAD89.95 [US$] per 75cl bottle, available in limited quantities
Beam Suntory’s Basil Hayden Malted Rye
- American whiskey, 40% ABV
- Rolling out nationwide in the US this month
- SRP of US$59.99 per 754cl bottle
Zamora Co’s Licor 43 Crème Brûlée
- Cream liqueur, 16% ABV
- Released this week in the Netherlands
- SRP of EUR22.49 [US$24] per 70cl bottle. Available as a limited edition
Sweet Amber Distilling Co’s Blackened x Rabbit Hole Straight Bourbon blend
- American whiskey, 13-year-old Straight Tennessee Bourbon from Sweet Amber that has been blended with Rabbit Hole’s Heigold High Rye Double Malt Kentucky Straight then finished in ex-Calvados casks, 53.3% ABV
- Launching this month in the US and “some provinces” in Canada, available in both the off-premise channel and online
- SRP of $149 per 75cl bottle. On sale in limited quantities
Molinari’s Limoncello di Capri
- Cream liqueur, 19% ABV
- Rolling out in the UK this week through distributor Mangrove Global
- SRP of GBP17 [US$21] per 50cl bottle
Luxco’s Rebel 100 Bourbon Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Finish
- American whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky Straight, finished for six months in ex-Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, 50% ABV
- Debuting at Bar Convent Berlin next month ahead of an international-only roll-out outside the US, including to Germany and the UK
- In Germany, SRP of EUR49 [US$52.30] per bottle, limited to 6,000 units in total
Suntory’s Hibiki 21-Year-Old Japanese whisky
- Japanese whisky, blended malt and grain whiskies, 21 years old, 43% ABV
- Rolled out to the UK this week with selected higher-end off-premise operators
- SRP of GBP5,200 [US$6,440] per 70cl bottle, available for a limited period
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Blue Label Elusive Umami
- Scotch whisky, blended, 43% ABV
- Available worldwide through a pre-sale process from 2 October
- SRP not disclosed. Limited quantities – also not specified – available
Sagamore Spirit’s Sagamore Amaro
- Liqueur, rye-based distillate with herbal botanicals, 30% ABV
- Rolling out this month to “select” US markets, including California, Illinois, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington DC, to both on- and off-premise channels
- SRP of $29.99 per 75cl channel
Copper & Kings’ Bourbon
- American whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky Straight, finished in ex-apple brandy barrels for 12 months. 55.5% ABV
- Available from this month in the company’s home state of Kentucky through off-premise outlets
- SRP of $65 per 75cl bottle
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