News Briefs for June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024•Japan’s Nikka Whisky is releasing a blend comprised of whiskies distilled in each of the past nine decades in celebration of its 90th anniversary. The Nikka Nine Decades is made from more than 50 components encompassing six Nikka-owned distilleries, including whisky laid down in the 1940s. The company blended the oldest stocks of single malt from Yoichi and Miyagikyo Distilleries, as well as whisky from Ben Nevis Distillery in Scotland, new grain whisky from Moji and Satsuma Tsukasa, and aged grain whisky from Nishinomiya. This expression is bottled at 48% abv and carries a suggested retail price of $3,000. It’s a 4,000-bottle release that will roll out in July, with 400 bottles hitting the U.S. in October. Whisky Advocate has more.
•Brown-Forman’s Glenglassaugh Distillery has launched the Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection in the U.S. The line of luxury single malts is made from barrels distilled in the 1970s. The youngest whisky in the collection is a 48-year-old matured in an Aleatico red wine barrique and bottled at 46.1% abv with a suggested price of $7,700. There’s also a 49-year-old that matured in a Bourbon barrel, was bottled at 42.1% abv, and retails at $8,600. The last whisky is a 51-year-old single malt matured in an Oloroso puncheon before bottling at 44.1% abv. It carries a retail price of $11,000. Only 90 bottles of each release are available in the U.S. Glenglassaugh Sandend received Whisky of the Year honors from Whisky Advocate last year.
•Five Springs Infused Bourbon has launched in Kentucky and New Jersey with a trio of flavored whiskies. The line consists of Honey Sage, Vanilla Maple, and Blood Orange flavored Bourbons, all at 35% abv and carrying a suggested price of $35. The brand is based on infusions developed by founder Lisa Sawyer Derman, a 30-year spirits industry veteran whose tenure includes time at Stoli and The Macallan. In addition to on- and off-premise availability in Kentucky and New Jersey, Five Springs is also available through ReserveBar.
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