Four Branches Bourbon Liberty Reserve
- American whiskey, bourbon, Kentucky, blend of ten-year-old bourbon with Four Branches’ “inaugural four-grain distillate”, finished for an unspecified period in American oak, 48% ABV
- 1,776 bottles produced, representing the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, available now for pre-sale orders via Four Branches website
- SRP of US$119.99 per 75cl bottle
Ian Macleod Distillers’ Tamdhu Single Cask #975
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside. Seventeen years old, matured in a first-fill ex-oloroso European oak cask, 57.7% ABV
- Released exclusively this week to global travel retail operator Avolta’s World Duty Free outlet at London Heathrow airport
- STP of GBP249 (US$334) per 70cl bottle, limited to 304 individually-numbered units
Cotswolds Distillery’s Cotswolds Wild Spritz
- Aperitif, featuring “English botanicals” such as lavender, hops and lemon balm, then “lifted with distilled fresh orange peel”. Designed to be mixed with sparkling wine and soda water, 30% ABV
- Released this week, initially online in the UK for domestic delivery and at the distillery’s bar, which commences operations tomorrow (22 May)
- SRP of GBP25 (US$33.50) per 70cl bottle
Takara Shuzo International’s Cù Bòcan Creation #8
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Highlands. Eighteen years old, matured in a combination of ex-Canadian ice wine and -Spanish verdejo (casks sourced from Pillitteri in Canada and Belondrade in France, respectively), 46% ABV
- Released this week through off-premise spirits specialists globally
- In the UK, SRP of GBP45 (US$60) per 70cl bottle, limited to 3,600 units in total
Amrut Distilleries’ Amrut Pravas
- Whisky, single malt, India. No age statement, 46% ABV
- Launched last week at TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference in Singapore. On sale exclusively through the global travel retail channel
- SRP of INR15,000 (US$156) per 1-litre bottle
Brown-Forman’s The Glendronach House Editions
- Scotch whiskies, single malts, Highland. Line consists of The Sevillian Room (43% ABV), The Venetian Room (46%) and The Parisian Room (49%). No age statements, all three contain liquid matured in ex-oloroso and -Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, as well as in ex-palo cortado for Sevillian, ex-amarone for Venetian and ex-cognac for Parisian.
- All three are exclusive to the global travel retail channel and debut in “major European airports” in July. The trio will be available worldwide in GTR by October
- SRPs not immediately available. The Sevilian goes on sale in 1-litre bottles, while the two other iterations are available in 70cl
