William Grant & Sons’ Silent Pool Mediterranean Expression
- Gin, featuring botanicals sourced from around the Mediterranean, including coriander seeds from Morocco and juniper from Italy
- A global travel retail-exclusive in the UK through Avolta World Duty Free outlets in the country, rolling out this week
- SRP not immediately available, positioned as an “ultra-premium” addition to Silent Pool’s portfolio
Quintessential Brands’ Chamère Kir Royale
- RTD, crème de cassis blended with champagne, 10.5% ABV
- On sale from this week in the Australian, European Union and UK off-premise channels in 25cl cans and 20cl bottles. A 75cl-bottle SKU is rolling out now exclusively to global travel retail
- SRP of GBP4 (US$5) per 25cl can, GBP7.95 per 20cl bottle and GBP22 for the 75cl pack
Loca Loka Blanco and Reposado
- Tequilas, blanco and reposado, the latter has been aged in French and American oak barrels. Both carry an ABV of 40%
- Debuting this week in the US in the off-premise channels of Los Angeles, New York City and New Jersey. Wider roll-out to Florida, Illinois and Texas set for August
- SRPs of US$45.99 for the blanco, $54.99 for the reposado, both in 75cl bottles
Bacardi’s Royal Brackla 25 Year Old
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Highland, 25 years old, aged for the full 25 years in ex-bourbon barrels (first-fill) then finished for an unspecified period in ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, 46% ABV
- Hitting the UK this week, online for domestic delivery
- SRP of GBP1,025 (US$1,300) per 70cl bottle
Proximo Spirits, Kevin Hart and Global Brand Equities’ Gran Coramino Reposado
- Tequila, reposado, aged for an unspecified period (“months”) in new American and French oak barrels, then blended with extra añejo tequila that has been matured in ex-brandy barrels, 40% ABV
- Launching nationwide in the US this week
- SRP of US$39.99 per 75cl bottle, also on sale in 37.5cl bottles
Suntory Global Spirits’ Bowmore Aston Martin Masters’ Selection Edition 4
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islands, 21 years old, matured in ex-tawny port American oak casks and -oloroso sherry butts, 51.4% ABV
- Launching in July in “key global markets” including Canada, China, Germany, the UK and the US
- SRP of GBP425 (US$538) per unit
Isle of Raasay Distillery’s Hebridean Single Malt Oak Species Series
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islands, three years old, matured in casks made from oak grown in Colombia
- On sale online from this week as well as through selected off-premise outlets in the UK
- SRP of GBP90 (US$114) per 70cl bottle
Elixir Distillers’ Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2024
- Rum, Caribbean – a “high proportion” of the liquid hails from Foursquare, Mount Gay and West Indies Distillery in Barbados – presented at “navy strength”, 54.5% ABV
- Released worldwide on 1 July
- SRP of GBP145 (US$184) per 70cl bottle, limited to 3,000 units
Takara Shuzo International’s Tomatin The Antiquary
- Scotch whisky, blended. Comprising malt whisky sourced from the Highland and Speyside regions blended with grain whisky from the Lowland. Series comprises The Antiquary 15 Year Old (blended in ex-red wine casks from Bordeaux), 21 Year Old (matured in ex-tawny port casks) and 30 Year Old (finished for “more than” three years in ex-sherry casks. All three are at 40% ABV
- Released this week in the UK through specialist off-premise operators and online for domestic delivery
- SRPs of GBP45 (US$57) per 70cl bottle of the 15 Year Old, GBP100 for the 21 Year Old and GBP275 for the 30 Year Old
Moët Hennessy’s Glenmorangie Dr Bill Lumsden x Azuma Makoto 23 Years Old
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Highland, 23 years old. Contains whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and liquid that has spent 18 of its 23 years ex-chardonnay wine casks from Burgundy in France, 46% ABV
- Arriving this week in off-premise spirits specialists in China, India, Japan, Taiwan, the UK and the US this week as well as at Glemorangie’s branded global travel retail outlet at London Heathrow airport
- SRP of EUR1,250 (US$1.335) per unit
King Car’s Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Oversea Edition
- Taiwanese whisky, single malt, finished in ex-port barriques, 40% ABV
- Heading for Austria, Czech, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore and Switzerland this week
- SRP not disclosed. The pack includes a 70cl bottle along with two 5cl units, one each, of Kavalan Classic and Distillery Select No 1
