News Briefs for July 27, 2023

•Hye, Texas-based Garrison Brothers has released the 2023 edition of Laguna Madre, its limited-edition, 8-year-old Bourbon. The whiskey, bottled at 50.5% abv, matured for four years in American oak before a four-year finishing period in French Limousin oak casks. Only 2,100 bottles were released, with 1,000 sold during the launch event over the past weekend, and roughly 1,100 hitting select retail shelves for a suggested price of $350.

•Cenote Tequila, part of the Stoli Group USA portfolio, has launched its Cristalino expression nationwide. Retailing at $70 a bottle, Cenote Cristalino is a 100% blue agave Añejo Tequila aged for 12 months and then filtered in a process that removes color and softens its flavors, according to the company. Cenote’s range also includes core offerings Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo, while its innovations include a Green Orange Tequila and an Ahumado Tequila.

•Napa Valley, California-based Distinguished Vineyards named Dai Deh as vice president of marketing and Lindsey Eddy-Cort as vice president of consumer sales and hospitality. Deh joins from Mezzetta, a specialty foods company, where he was vice president of marketing and innovation. At Distinguished Vineyards he’ll lead strategy and execution for brand management and trade marketing across the portfolio. Eddy-Cort was most recently senior director of consumer sales and hospitality at E.&J. Gallo Winery. In her new role she’ll lead strategy and execution of sales and marketing in the DTC channel. Distinguished Vineyards’ portfolio includes brands like Argyle Winery in Oregon, MacRostie Winery and Vineyards in Sonoma County, Markham Vineyards and Textbook in Napa Valley, Wither Hills in New Zealand, and Dough Wines.

Tagged : Cenote Tequila, Distinguished Vineyards, Garrison Brothers, Stoli

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