PRODUCTS
&
Portón, the ultra-premium pisco
from Peru, has launched a 375 ml
bottle, which is a replica of the signature 750 ml Portón and will continue to be imprinted with a
handwritten batch and bottle
number. The 375 ml bottle is
available at select
retailers nationwide for a retail
price of $24.99.
Babco
Imports has
launched Mickey Finn Irish Apple
Flavored Whiskey into the U.S. The
new spirit is a blend of Irish and
American whiskies with natural Irish
apple flavors, blended in The
Netherlands. Adding to the burgeoning
flavored whiskey segment in the U.S.,
Mickey Finn is 70 proof and has a suggested retail price of $24.99 for a 750
ml bottle.
PACKAGING
raised cork in low-set bottle – was
inspired by short, round 18th-century
bottles, the company says. Kirk and
Sweeney Rum retails for $40 per 750
ml bottle, and joins Uncle Val's
Botanical Gin and Masterson's
Straight Rye Whiskey in the 35
Maple Street portfolio.
Trinchero Family Estates has
debuted Echo Bay Sauvignon
Blanc from New Zealand, made
from 100% sauvignon blanc, with a
Marlborough appellation and a
suggested retail price of $12.99.
The wine's grapes are gently coldfermented in stainless steel, the
company says. Citrus aromas lead
to layers of passion fruit, grapefruit and gooseberry
flavors, followed by a clean, refreshing finish.
Tuaca Liqueur lauched its first
line extension, Tuaca Cinnaster,
initially available in four states:
Colorado, Kansas, Maryland and
Texas. The new expression adds a
spicy cinnamon flavor to the existing
blend of Italian brandies, vanilla and
citrus made famous by the original
Tuaca. The 70-proof Tuaca
Cinnaster has a suggested retail
price of $23.99 for a 750 ml bottle.
35 Maple Street, the spirits division
of The Other Guys (TOG), has launched Kirk and
Sweeney Rum, a handcrafted, 12-year-old premium
liquor. The brand is named
after a wooden schooner best
known for smuggling rum
from the Caribbean to the
Northeast United States
during Prohibition. The
rum is made in the
Dominican Republic and
aged for 12 years in
American oak barrels. Its
packaging – featuring a
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