Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 23 January.
Loch Lomond Group’s Glen Scotia 21-Year-Old single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Campbelltown, 46% ABV. Aged in ex-Bourbon barrels and American oak hogsheads, then finished for six months in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks
- Released worldwide this month, limited to 2,500 units per annual bottling
- In the UK, SRP of GBP265 [US$328] per 70cl bottle
Beam Suntory’s Bowmore New Year single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islay, 18 years old, 43% ABV. Matured in former Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks
- On sale now exclusively in the Global Travel Retail channel in China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia
- SRP of US$145 per 70cl bottle, available in limited – albeit unspecified – numbers
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