Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 5 June.
Campari Group’s Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old 2023 Bourbon
- American whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, 13 years old, 57.4% ABV [barrel proof]
- On sale for a “limited time” in the US from mid-June through the off-premise channel and online
- SRP of US$150 per 75cl bottle
Bacardi’s Dewar’s 19 Year Old ‘The Champions’ Edition 2023 blended Scotch
- Scotch whisky, blended, featuring up to 40 grain and single malt whiskies, 19 years old, 43% ABV
- Released this week in the US through selected off-premise operators as well as online
- SRP of $79.99 per 75cl bottle, available in “limited quantities
Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Tuscan Juniper
- Gin, botanicals include juniper berries sourced from Tuscany, Italy. 47% ABV
- Launching this week exclusively to the global travel retail channel in selected airport-based outlets
- SRP of US$55 per 1-litre bottle
Henkell Freixenet’s Mionetto Aperitivo
- Liqueur, orange and liquorice flavour, 11% ABV
- Rolling out this month in the global travel retail channel
- SRP not immediately available, on sale in 50cl bottles, also offered in a double-pack with Mionetto Prosecco DOC Treviso
Diageo’s Smirnoff Blue Raspberry Lemonade flavoured vodka
- Vodka, flavoured, 30% ABV
- On sales since the start of June across the US off-premise channel
- SRP of $11.99 per 75cl bottle
Essentia Water and Precept Wine’s Water + Rosé combination box
- Ionised alkaline water packaged with Precept Wine’s House Wine rosé, sourced from Washington state
- Available online in the US from 26 June “while supplies last”
- SRP of $45.99 per 7.57-litre pack – equivalent to eight 75cl bottles of wine – with free shipping
Bacardi’s Craigellachie 37 Year Old Bourbon Cask single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 37 years old, 46.5% ABV
- Released last week as a global travel retail exclusive with operator Gebr Heinemann for two months, then rolling out to unspecified domestic markets
- In GTR, SRP of US$3,245 per 70cl bottle, limited to 3,012 units in total
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