Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 17 October.
Zamora Co’s Martin Miller’s Winterful Gin

- Gin, featuring cinnamon and orange peel among its botanicals, 40% ABV
- Available globally from 22 October for a limited period. Also on sale online through Amazon and Master of Malt
- Online SRP in the UK of GBP26.99 (US$30.30) per 70cl bottle
Bacardi’s Dewar’s French Cask Smooth blended Scotch

- Blended Scotch whisky, eight years old,
- Rolling out to the US off-premise this month as well as online through ReserveBar
- SRP of US$24.99 per 75cl bottle
Beam Suntory’s El Tesoro 85th Anniversary Tequila

- Tequila, Extra Anejo, 42.5% ABV. Aged for at least three years in barrels used for Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon in Kentucky
- Released to the US off-premise next month
- SRP of US$49.99 per 75cl bottle, “for a limited time only”
Diageo’s Tequila Don Julio Ultima Reserva second edition

- Tequila, Extra-Añejo, 40% ABV
- Rolling out to selected markets in the US this month
- SRP of US$499 per 75cl bottle, available in “highly limited quantities”. Last year’s bottling was limited to 48,000 units
Takara Shuzo Co’s Tomatin single malt Portuguese Collection

- Scotch, Highlands, single malt, Port Edition, Moscatel Edition, Madeira Edition. All at 46% ABV
- Rolling out worldwide to off-premise spirits specialists, also on sale online from Tomatin’s website
- For sale online at GBP90 (US$102) per 70cl bottle
Distell’s Black Bottle ‘Alchemy Series’ expressions 3 and 4

- Scotch whisky, blended malt, both 46.3% ABV
- Launching worldwide this month “while stocks last”. Also available online
- SRPs of GBP27.95 (US$31.25) each per 70cl bottle. The Alchemy Series is also on sale through Master of Malt for GBP81.65 for the four iterations so far
Halewood Artisanal Spirits’ Whitley Neill Alcohol Free

- Alcohol-free spirits, 0% ABV. Raspberry, Rhubarb & Ginger, Spiced Dry and Blood Orange
- Available in the UK from this month, initially through multiple retailer Sainsbury’s
- SRP of GBP22 (US$24.60) per 70cl bottle
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