Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 11 December.
Rémy Cointreau’s Private Reserve Metaxa Orama
- Brandy, Greece, 40% ABV
- Lined up for release in February in markets including the UK, where the expression will be available online
- In the UK, SRP of GBP80 (US$102) per bottle
Brown-Forman’s Old Forester Scotch Cask Finish bourbon
- American whiskey, bourbon, Kentucky, finished in casks from an unnamed Scotch distiller in the Speyside region, 46.5% ABV
- On sale in limited numbers through selected of-premise outlets in Kentucky
- SRP of US$59.99 per 75cl bottle
Maestro Dobel Atelier tequila, Trajineras Edition
- Tequila, Extra Añejo, matured for “over three years” in either first-fill American or European oak barrels, 40% ABV
- On sale in the US from this week, also available online through ReserveBar
- SRP of US$250 per unit, in limited – albeit unspecified – numbers
Pernod Ricard’s The Chuan Pure Malt Chinese whisky
- Whisky, China, distilled using both European and Chinese barley. No age statement, matured in ex-bourbon casks, then in ex-sherry casks before spending time in first-fill Chinese casks made of oak grown in the Changbai Mountain area in the northeast of the country
- Released domestically this week “through selective channels”
- SRP of CNY888 (US$124) per bottle
La Martiniquaise-Bardinet’s Glen Moray Phoenix Rising single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, no age statement, finished in “heavily charred” oak barrels, 40% ABV
- Released this month to markets including France, Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea
- SRP of EUR70 (US$76) per bottle
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