Suntory Global Spirits’ Tsukuriwake Series 2024
- Japanese whisky, comprising four iterations – Yamazaki Golden Promise, Yamazaki Islay Peated Malt, Yamazaki 18-Year-Old Mizunara and Hakushu 18-Year-Old Peated Malt
- Rolling out to selected unspecified markets worldwide this month prior to a UK launch in September
- SRPs not immediately available
Campari Group’s Mayenda Reposado Double Cask
- Tequila, reposado, aged for “a minimum of” six months in American and European oak casks
- Released through selected off-premise operators in the US and Mexico this month
- In the US, SRP of US$75 per 75cl bottle
Pernod Ricard’s Royal Salute Small Batch Collection
- Scotch whiskies, blended. The series comprises eight expressions, all of which have been matured for between 25 and 28 years, then finished in different casks – for an unspecified period – including ex-rye, French limousin oak and ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry
- All are exclusive to the global travel retail channel, on sale from this week
- SRPs of between US$450 and $750 per unit, in limited – again, unspecified – quantities
Campari Group’s Appleton Estate 8 Year Old Double Cask
- Rum, Jamaica, matured for eight years minimum then finished for an unspecified period in ex-scotch whisky casks previously used for an 18-year-old Speyside single malt, 43% ABV
- On sale in Canada – in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario’s off-premise channels – from this month
- SRP of CAD52 (US$38) per 75cl bottle, limited to 13,000 units (60 casks)
Diageo’s Crown Royal Single Malt
- Canadian whisky, single malt, malted barley. No age statement, 45% ABV
- Launching nationwide in the US off-premise – and online for domestic delivery – this week
- SRP of $54.99 per 75cl bottle
Bardstown Bourbon Co’s Green River Full Proof
- American whiskey, bourbon, Kentucky straight. Mash bill of 70% corn, 21% rye and 9% malted barley, matured for between five and seven years, 58.65% ABV
- Rolling out to selected US markets this week
- SRP of $49.99 per 75cl bottle
Gordon & MacPhail’s Benromach Contrasts: Virgin Oak
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, ten years old, aged in first-fill American oak casks, 46% ABV
- On sale in the UK off-premise channel through spirits specialists from this week
- SRP of GBP60 (US$76.50) per 70cl bottle
Casa Lumbre’s Contraluz 11:11
- Mezcal, reposado, aged for 11 months and 11 days in ex-bourbon barrels and sakura casks from Japan, 40% ABV
- Released in the US “in time for Father’s Day” on 16 June, to the on- and off-premise channels in California, Florida, New York and Texas. Also on sale online for domestic delivery
- SRP of $200 per 70cl bottle, limited to 3,000 units
Whisky 1901’s Glenburgie 1988 single cask
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 35 years old. Matured in an ex-bourbon cask, 45.1% ABV
- Available to consumers in the UK from later this month
- SRP of GBP1,325 (US$1,690) per 70cl bottle, 263 units available
