Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 20 November.
Illva Saronno’s The Busker Small Batch Single Pot Still Irish whiskey
- Irish whiskey, single pot still, no age statement. Matured in ex-Bourbon casks then finished in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, 46.3% ABV
- Heading to the UK’s off-premise channel, through “select retailers”, this month
- SRP of GBP45 (US$) per 70cl bottle
Espanita Tequila Co’s Espanita Double Barrel Añejo
- Tequila, añejo, aged in American white oak barrels for “at least” 12 months then has spent eight to ten months in ex-Bourbon casks, 40% ABV
- Rolling out to selected US markets, including Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Missouri and New York, from this week. Also on sale online through the brand’s website
- SRP of US$59.99 per 75cl bottle. Part of the limited edition ‘Barrel Reserve’ line of iterations
Brown Water Spirits’ OH Ingram River Aged Flagship Bourbon 2023
- American whiskey, Bourbon, Tennessee, annual release, no age statement, 51.15% ABV
- Released this month to six markets in the US, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Also on sale online
- SRP not immediately available (last year’s bottling was priced at US$99 per bottle), on sale in limited quantities
Proximo Spirits’ Reserva de la Familia by Jose Cuervo Añejo Cristalino Organico tequila
- Tequila, cristalino, aged in new American oak barrels for “over a year” then finished in ex-Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, 40% ABV
- Rolling out across the US from this week to both the on- and off-premise channels
- SRP of $149.99 per 75cl bottle
Casa Komos Brands Group’s Tequila Komos XO Batch No. 1
- Tequila, matured for “up to 11 years” in ex-Bourbon and -wine barrels, then blended for a finish in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, 42% ABV
- Available “outside of the US” this week through high-end spirits outlets in the off-premise channel, Limited to 36 units
- In the UK, SRP of GBP2,200 (US$2,740) per 70cl bottle
Angus Dundee Distillers’ Tomintoul Vintage 1973 Cask No. 261 single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 50 years old, single cask, 42.9% ABV
- On sale through off-premise spirits specialists worldwide from this week
- SRP of GBP10,000 (US$12,460) per bottle, limited to 281 units
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