News Briefs for September 8, 2023

•Diageo has unveiled this year’s edition of Blade and Bow 22-year-old Bourbon, its limited edition, high-end release from Stitzel-Weller distillery. The 46% abv whiskey is extremely allocated and will only be available in limited quantities in California, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, South Carolina, Illinois, Washington D.C., Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In addition to limited retail distribution, the whiskey can be found at Stitzel-Weller distillery.

•Barrell Craft Spirits has launched a new line of whiskies—Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series—with two new limited releases. This fall, Barrell will release Amburana and A Tale of Two Islands, with the company planning to release two new cask-finished whiskies each year going forward. Amburana is a blend of five-, six-, seven-, and 10-year-old Indiana, and five-year-old Kentucky Bourbons finished in the release’s namesake wood casks and bottled at 58.21% abv. In addition to Amburana cask-finished whiskies, a portion of unfinished Bourbon is blended into the final blend. The second release, A Tale of Two Islands, is a 59.11% abv blend of Bourbons from Indiana (aged five, six, and nine years) and Maryland (aged five and six years) finished in casks that previously matrued Islay Scotch and Jamaican rum (BCS’ 2018 release of A Tale of Two Islands.) Both whiskies are retail priced at $90.

•Bardstown Bourbon Company has announced the next release in the distillery’s Collaborative Series, a new whiskey that brings Bardstown’s whiskey with Goose Island’s Bourbon Country Stout. The 50% abv whiskey is a blend of six and seven year old Bourbon that finished in unrinsed Goose Island barrels for a year, with another nine-year-old non-finished Bourbon. The company is set to release 3,500 cases of this whiskey, available in the distillery’s gift shop, select retailers in 24 states, and through online retailer Seelbach’s at a suggested price of $160.

•Bushmills has announced the launch of two single malt Irish whiskies. The releases are part of the brand’s World Wood series created exclusively for travel retail. The first is a 15 Year Old single malt aged in a combination of ex-Bourbon and second-fill American oak casks, bottled at 46% abv and priced at $90 a 750-ml. The second is a 21 Year Old single malt aged in Bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry butts for 18 years before finishing in first-fill Marsala wine casks for three years, also bottled at 46% abv and priced at $265 a 750-ml. They are available now.

•Winebow Imports has launched Y Series Pinot Noir, the latest release from Australia’s Yalumba winery to hit American shores. The Pinot Noir is 100% wild fermented and vinted with minimal intervention from Y’s head of winemaking, Louisa Rose. Additionally, the wine is vegan. Y Series Pinot Noir is now available across the U.S. at a suggested price of $15 a 750-ml. It’s the ninth release from the brand and joins other popular varietals like Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Shiraz, among others, in the brand’s portfolio.

•Crispin Cider will return to shelves in October thanks to a licensing agreement between Minneapolis Cider Company and Molson Coors. Under the terms, Minneapolis Cider will take on all aspects of day-to-day brand management including new product innovation, production, and sales. Crispin Cider was originally founded in Minneapolis. The initial relaunch line-up consists of three ciders: Crispin Original (5% abv), Crispin Imperial (8% abv), and Crispin Mango Mimosa (8% abv), all available in 6- and 12-packs and on draft. It first returns to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas, with a continuing rollout planned for the next two years.

Tagged : Bardstown Bourbon, Barrell, Blade and Bow, Bushmills, crispin, Diageo, Goose Island, Molson Coors, Proximo, Winebow, Y Series

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