Whyte & Mackay’s Jura 12 Year Old Oloroso Edition
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islands (Jura), 12 years old, aged in ex-bourbon American oak prior to a finish – for an unspecified period – in ex-oloroso sherry American and European oak, 46%
- Rolling out next month to spirits-specialist retail and online in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. In September, the launch will be expanded to Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK
- SRP in the UK of GBP50 (US$67) per 70cl bottle
Aceo Spirits’ Osprey single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside. Osprey 10-year-old, from Braeval distillery, has been matured in ex-oloroso sherry, while Osprey 15-year-old, from Glentauchers, has been aged in ex-bourbon. Both 46% ABV
- Released this week to the UK off-premise through specialist spirits retailers
- SRPs of GBP39 (US$52) and GBP49, respectively, per 70cl bottle. An unspecified portion of sales will be donated to the Loch Garten Osprey Centre in Scotland’s Cairngorm mountain range
Brown-Forman’s Jack Daniel’s Aged Series 2026 expressions
- American whiskey, Tennessee. This year’s bottlings consist of a ten-, a 12- and a 14-year-old – all three have Jack Daniel’s as their base (mash bill of 80% corn, 12% malted barley and 8% rye), filtered through “ten feet of sugar maple charcoal”, then aged in new American white oak. ABVs of 48.5%, 53.5% and 58.8%, respectively
- Released in the US this week. A sweepstake offers winners the chance to buy a bottle in-person before 12 June from the White Rabbit Bottle Shop in Lynchburg in Tennessee
- SRPs of US$89.99, $99.99, and $149,99, respectively, per 70cl bottle. All available in limited – albeit unspecified – quantities
Mijenta Symphony Series No. 3
- Tequila, añejo, matured for 18 months in casks created from oak trees grown in Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Virginia, 45% ABV
- Released in the US this week
- SRP of US$119.99 per 75cl bottle, available in limited – albeit unspecified – quantities
Diageo’s Rumple Minze Cinnamint
- Whiskey (provenance not disclosed), flavoured with cinnamon, peppermint and “other natural flavours”, 50% ABV
- Released nationwide in the US this week
- SRP of US$19.99 per 75cl bottle, also on sale in 5cl, 37.5cl and 1-litre formats
Shortbarrel Afterswarm Meadowfoam
- American whiskey, rye (95% rye with 5% malted barley), contains liquid matured for between six and 13 years, then finished for “almost” 12 months in barrels that have been treated with Meadowfoam honey from Flying Bee Ranch in Oregon, 54.3% ABV
- Available online only for US consumers since last week
- SRP of US$114.99 per bottle
