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StateWays-July/August 2016

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StateWays | www.stateways.com | July/August 2016 40 SHELF the 1 BACARDÍ GRAPEFRUIT, RASPBERRY Bacardí Grapefruit is a white rum infused with pink grapefruit fl avors to create a sour and semi-sweet taste, the company says, while Bacardí Raspberry is infused with citrus raspberry fl avors to create a mixture of sweet and tart. Both new fl avors are now avail- able in 750-ml., 50-ml., 200-ml., 375-ml., 1-L and 1.75-L sizes. For those looking to mix up cocktails at home, the rum brand will be offering monthly specialty cocktails available to purchase through Cocktail Courier, an online cocktail delivery service. $12.99 per 750- ml. www.bacardilimited.com 2 DON Q 2005 SINGLE-BARREL Destilería Serrallés has announced the limited distribution of 6,000 bottles of its Don Q 2005 Signature Release Single-Barrel Rum. Aged for more than 10 years, the 80-proof light rum has a deep woodiness, mingled with tannins and sweeter notes, the company says, with aromas of heavy oak bouquet, leather and dried fruit. This launch is the fi rst of a planned series of single-barrel aged rum releases. $39.99 for a 750-ml. bottle. www.donq.com 3 CROWN ROYAL CORNERSTONE BLEND Crown Royal has introduced the Noble Collection Cornerstone Blend, a new line that will annually release limited-batch whiskies. The fi rst expression, 80.6 proof, showcases three whiskies: a spicy Canadian rye, a creamy coffey still whisky and a bourbon-style whisky matured in charred American white oak. Cornerstone Blend has a nose of cherry pie, baking spice and dry toasted oak shavings, the company says, and fl avors of sweet red apples and oaky spice with a slight tartness for balance. $59.99 per 750-ml. bottle. www.crownroyal.com 4 FRUITS AND WINE Fruits and Wine announced three new fl avors of rosé blended with real fruit juices: Cherry Rosé, Grapefruit Rosé and Strawberry Rosé. They include real fruit juice and infusions, with no fruit syrup. Imported by Marie Brizard Wine and Spirits Americas, Fruits and Wine contains less sugar than a classic cola and less alcohol than the classic wine (7 to 8.5% alcohol). $7.99-$9.99 per 750-ml. bottle. www.fruitsandwine.com 5 HAVANA CLUB Bacardi has announced a new national rollout of Havana Club Puerto Rican rum. The expansion features new bottle packaging, the introduction of a dark rum variant, Havana Club Añejo Clásico, to complement the existing Havana Club Añejo Blanco, and the launch of a new brand campaign titled "The Golden Age, Aged Well." $19.99-$21.99 for a 750-ml. bottle. www.havanaclubus.com 6 OLMECA ALTOS AÑEJO Olmeca Altos has launched its Añejo tequila, aged for 18 months in oak barrels. It has woody notes and vanilla and chocolate fl avors, the company says, enhanced by the sweet, cooked agave taste and notes of dried fruit and almonds. Añejo is created 7,000 feet above sea level in the volcanic red earth in the highlands of Los Altos, Jalisco. $34.99 for a 750-ml. bottle. www.altostequila.com 7 REBEL YELL GINGER, ROOT BEER Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has added two new fl avors: Rebel Yell Gin- ger Whiskey and Rebel Yell Root Beer Whiskey. Both bottled at 70 proof. $16.99-$19.99. www.rebelyellbourbon.com 8 PISCO PORTÓN ACHOLADO This is a pisco acholado, which means it is a blend of two or more of the eight grape va- rietals allowed by Peruvian law to make pisco. Pisco Portón Acholado is a blend of three estate-grown grapes (Quebranta, Italia, and Torontel). There are 8 lbs. of grapes in every bottle. $34.99 per 750-ml. bottle. www.piscoporton.com 2 3 5 7 8 1 4 6

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