News Briefs for December 1, 2023

•New York-based importer Dreyfus Ashby & Co. has added Prunier Cognac to its portfolio of wines and spirits. The move will bring the Cognac house’s lineup—including Prunier VS ($80), VSOP ($100), XO ($180), 20-year-old ($260), and XO Very Old Grande Champagne ($400), plus an assortment of vintage dated Cognacs as they are released—into the importer’s fold alongside other spirits like G.E. Massenez and wines like the Drouhin portfolio, among many others. Prunier’s collection of Cognacs will be available across the U.S.

•Siempre Tequila has launched new Plata and Reposado expressions in the U.S. Both new releases are bottled at 40% abv and packaged in recycled glass, and the brand’s labels are made from agave and hemp fibers. The Plata release carries a suggested price of $50 a bottle. The Reposado—aged for up to six months in former Jack Daniel’s barrels—retails for around $60. Both Tequilas are distilled from agave drawn from the highlands and valley areas of Jalisco.

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