Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 12 June.
Bhakta Spirits’ Bhakta 1990 Rum
- Rum, Jamaica, 23 years old, 62% ABV
- Rolling out this month to 12 US markets – Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin
- SRP of US$500 per 75cl bottle, limited to 1,500 units
Bacardi’s Craigellachie 27 Year Old Double Cask single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 27 years old, 44.9% ABV
- Exclusive to operator Dufry in the global travel retail channel from this week
- SRP of $2,500 per 70cl bottle, limited to 156 units
Bacardi’s Aberfeldy Red Wine Cask Collection 15 Year Old single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Highlands, 15 years old, finished in ex-Cabernet Sauvignon barriques from California’s Napa Valley, 43% ABV
- Available from this week online to US consumers in limited – albeit unspecified – numbers
- SRP of $69.99 per 75cl bottle
Rémy Cointreau’s Rémy Martin Club Exception Cognac
- Cognac, includes eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne, 40% ABV
- Rolling out globally this month exclusively in the global travel retail channel
- SRP of EUR150 [US$161] per 1-litre bottle. Permanent expression
Destilería Serrallés’ Don Q Naranja flavoured rum
- Rum, Puerto Rico, flavoured, aged [with orange essence and flavour] for “up to” 18 months in virgin American white oak barrels, 21% ABV
- Launching this month to the US on- and off-premise channels across the country
- SRP of $14.99 per 75cl bottle
Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal’s Lobos 1707 Añejo
- Tequila, añejo, matured for up to for 18 months in American white oak barrels, then finished in Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry wine barrels. 40% ABV
- Rolling out to the on- and off-premise channels in seven US markets: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New York and the District of Columbia
- SRP of $99.99 per 70cl bottle, limited to 9,000 units
Beam Suntory’s Hardin’s Creek ‘Kentucky Series’ Bourbons
- American whiskies, Bourbons, all three are 17 years old with ABVs of 55%
- Available in the US from 1 June [Clermont], 1 August [Frankfort] and 1 September [Boston]
- SRPs of $169.99 each, on sale in limited – albeit unspecified – quantities
Sazerac Co’s Fireball Dragon Reserve
- Canadian whisky, flavoured, 33% ABV
- Available from 16 June online in selected US states
- SRP of $19.99 per 75cl bottle, limited to 618 units “on a first come, first serve basis”
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