Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 27 November.
Pernod Ricard’s Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Kilranelagh Wood Irish whiskey
- Irish whiskey, single pot still, no age statement. Matured in ex-Bourbon barrels then finished for 20 months in Irish oak hogsheads sourced from Kilranelagh Estate in Co Wicklow, between 56.8% and 57.5% ABV
- Rolling out this week to China, France, Ireland, the UK and the US
- SRP of EUR440 (US$482) per 70cl bottle
Broken Barrel Whiskey Co’s Honey Smoke Reserva American whiskey
- American whiskey, Kentucky, six years old and finished for five months in contact with ex-honey and ex-Texas sotol barrel staves, 55% ABV
- Available online in the US from this week as well as through selected off-premise outlets in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma and South Carolina
- SRP of US$79 per bottle, limited to around 1.900 units
Edrington’s The Macallan A Night on Earth – The Journey single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, no age statement. Comprises a liquid aged in ex-Sherry casks and ex-Bourbon barrels, 43% ABV
- On sale from this week online for worldwide delivery. Also available in the UK off-premise through multiple retailer Waitrose and selected spirits specialist outlets
- In the UK, SRP of GBP105 (US$132) per 70cl bottle
Brown-Forman’s Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Straight Tennessee Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks
- American whiskey, Straight Tennessee, finished for three years in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, 45% ABV
- Exclusively available from 2 December in Tennessee via selected off-premise outlets
- SRP of US$41.99 per 37.5cl bottle
Brown-Forman’s Old Forester 12-and-a-half-year-old Bourbon
- American whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, 12.5 years old, 50% ABV
- On sale now in the US, online only at the brand’s website
- SRP of $2,500 per 75cl bottle, limited to 150 units
Jägermeister ‘9556 Nights of Exploration’ liqueur
- Herbal liqueur, aged in an oak barrel for “more than” 25 years, 40% abv
- Released as a limited edition earlier this month, on sale worldwide in the global travel retail channel
- SRP in European Union of EUR560 (US$612) per 70cl bottle, 560 of the 2,500 units available to UK consumers. Each bottle features a QR code for an NFT of an oil painting by Berlin-based artist Mago Dovjenco
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