Here’s a round-up of the new launches from spirits brand owners in the week commencing 3 July.
Ian Macleod Distillers’ Smokehead Twisted Stout single malt
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Islay. No age statement, 43% ABV
- Available worldwide from this week
- SRP in the UK of GBP56 [US$71] per 70cl bottle, available in limited – albeit unspecified – numbers
Pernod Ricard’s Havana Club Tributo 2023
- Rum, aged, Cuba, 40% ABV. Blended from two rums, one has been matured for “at least” 16 years, the other for “at least” 23
- Rolled out to 20 markets late last month, not available in the US
- SRP of US$450 per bottle, limited to 2,500 numbered units in total
Betty B Holdings’ Betty Booze spirits-based RTDs
- RTDs, Sparkling Tequila with Lime Shiso, Sparkling Tequila with Oak Smoked Lemonade and Sparkling Bourbon with Apple Ginger Sour Cherry, all 4.5% ABV
- Released late last month in the US
- SRP of US$14.99 per four-pack of 35cl cans
Ian Macleod Distillers’ Rosebank Vintage 1990 32 Years Old
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Lowlands, 47.8% ABV
- Released exclusively in the global travel retail channel this month, through World Duty Free Group in Europe and China Duty Free Group and Sunrise in Asia
- SRP of US$4,750 per 70cl bottle, limited to 350 units
Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Regal Extra 13 blended Scotch, finished in ex-Irish whiskey casks
- Blended Scotch, a “portion” of which has been finished for an unspecified period in ex-Irish whiskey casks. Total maturation of 13 years, 40% ABV
- Rolled out last week as an exclusive in the global travel retail channel
- SRP of US$55 per bottle
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