Delamain Cognac’s L’Oiseau Rare
- Cognac, produced using grapes from the Grande Champagne region, matured for an unspecified period – “a decades-long period” – in seasoned oak
- Launching worldwide this week in the global travel retail channel and “selected premises”
- SRP of EUR1,500 (US$1,630) per unit
Loch Lomond Group’s Ben Lomond Non-Alcoholic Botanical Spirit
- ‘Gin’ – botanical spirit – botanicals include rowan berries, blackcurrants, juniper, orange peel and red peppercorns, “less than 0.5% ABV”
- On sale from this week through the Ben Lomond website
- SRP of GBP22 (US$28) per bottle
Illva Saronno’s Rump@blic range
- Rums, four expressions – Sicilian Legacy (43% ABV) is a Jamaican blend matured in an ex-marsala florio cask that is a “one-off single batch”, while the Origins line comprises African Rum Identity, Indochina Rum Identity and Spanish Rum Identity, all of which have an ABV of 41.5%
- Debuting in the UK this week
- SRPs of GBP37.05 (US$47.50) for Sicilian Legacy, GBP32.80 for the Origins range, all in 70cl bottles
William Grant & Sons’ Glenfiddich 1985
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 39 years old. The whisky spent 16 years in American oak casks and was then transferred to ex-oloroso sherry European oak casks for 23 years, 54.8% ABV
- The single cask will be auctioned online through BlockBar between 8 and 24 July. Once the auction has closed, the liquid will be bottled, resulting in an estimated 150 70cl bottles
- Estimated price of between US$750,000 and $1.2m. The lot also includes a visit to and overnight stay at the Glenfiddich distillery
Douglas Laing & Co’s Rock Island Tequila Cask Edition blend
- Scotch whisky, blended, finished for an unspecified period in ex-tequila casks, 48% ABV
- Released worldwide as a limited edition this week
- SRP in the UK of GBP65 (US$83) per 70cl bottle
Loch Lomond Group’s Loch Lomond 50 Year Old
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Highland, 50 years old. The liquid started its maturation in refill American oak casks, then was moved to first-fill ex-bourbon casks after 38 years before spending its final six years in ex-oloroso sherry hogsheads, 42.6% ABV
- Available online from this week along with through specialist spirits outlets in the off-premise worldwide
- SRP of GBP25,000 (US$32,040) per unit, limited to 100 bottles
William Grant & Sons’ The Glenfiddich Archive Collection American Oak Hogshead 1990 33-Year-Old
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, 33 years old, aged for its duration in an American oak hogshead, 48.2% ABV
- An exclusive to the global travel retail channel through operator Gebr Heinemann in its Amsterdam Schipol, Frankfurt and Istanbul airport outlets
- SRP of EUR3,990 (US$4,320), limited to 276 units
The GlenAllachie 10-year-old Ruby Port Cask Finish and 12-year-old Sauternes Wine Cask Finish
- Scotch whisky, single malt, Speyside, ten and 12 years old, both matured in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished for unspecified periods in ex-ruby port and -Bordeaux sauternes wine casks, respectively. Both carry an ABV of 48%
- The ten-year-old will be available exclusively in unspecified European markets while the 12-year-old is on sale in the UK only
- SRPs of GBP61.99 (US$79.50) and GBP67.99, respectively
Coachbuilt Whisky and Williams Racing’s 18-Year-Old blend
- Scotch whisky, blended, 18 years old, aged in a mix of ex-bourbon and -sherry casks, 48% ABV
- Released online and through off-premise spirits specialists in the UK next month
- SRP of GBP230 (US$295) per 70cl bottle, limited to 3,000 units
