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6 Phillips Distilling Company has introduced UV
Sugar Crush, a fruit candy-fl avored vodka. Created
in response to a rise in Millennial generation
nostalgia, the vodka is designed to invoke retro
candies. Sugar Crush is available for a suggested
retail price of $11.99 for a 750-ml. bottle.
7 Lucas Bols has launched its new Bols
Watermelon Liqueur, joining the company's
range of more than 30 liqueurs. Available in
a 1-liter bottle, the new liqueur was originally
launched in Europe in 2012 and is now available
in the U.S. market.
8 Pernod Ricard USA has introduced a new line
of sparkling wines, Café de Paris. Established
in 1967, the number-one French sparkling wine
is made in Saint-Andre de Cubzac, in Bordeaux.
Café de Paris is available in both pear and
pomegranate fl avors for a suggested retail price
of $12.99 per bottle.
9 Decopas (which is slang in Brazil for "by the
glass") has introduced two new wines — a 2013
Sauvignon Blanc and a 2013 Malbec. Both made
from 100 percent Mendoza fruit, the Sauvignon
Blanc is a mix of pink grapefruit, wildfl owers and
passion fruit, while the Malbec has fl avors of fruit,
marmalade of plum and cherry, according to the
company. Both are available for a suggested retail
price of $12 per bottle.
10 Palm Bay International and Chilean winery
Santa Rita have introduced Secret Reserve, a
red blend that combines Cabernet Sauvignon,
Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Carmenere.
Containing grapes grown at elevations of
approximately 2,000 feet, the red blend is
available for a suggested retail price of $11.99
per bottle.
11 The latest fl avor addition to the Svedka
por tfolio is Svedka Peach. It joins the Swedish
vodka's other fl avors, including strawberry
lemonade, mango pineapple and orange cream
pop, among others. The new fl avor is available
for a suggested retail price of $12.99 for a 750-
ml. bottle.
12 35 Maple Street Spirits has created Uncle
Val's Restorative Gin, which joins the compa-
ny's line-up of rum and whiskies. With flavors
of Juniper, cucumber, lemon, sage and lavender,
the gin is named after company president
August Sebastian's Uncle Valerio. Uncle Val's is
available for a suggested retail price of $39 for a
750-ml. bottle.
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