New Spirit Releases - April 5, 2024 - Templeton Bourbon Fortitude, Indigo's Hour 18 Year, Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask and More!

This straight bourbon release from Templeton Distillery is not only the first bourbon released by the brand, but it's the first bottling from the brand that was distilled onsite at its facility in Iowa. Templeton used a high-rye mash bill (55% locally-sourced corn, 40% rye, 5% malted barley). After maturation, it was bottled at 46% ABV without chill-filtration. Availability begins April 2024 nationwide and in select international markets. (SRP $39.99)

This release from Diageo's Orphan Barrel Whiskey Co. portfolio features a straight bourbon which was distilled in Indiana, aged in Kentucky, and bottled at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It was made using a high-rye bourbon mash bill of 68% corn, 28% rye, and 4% malted barley and was aged a minimum of 18 years in new, charred white oak barrels. This limited edition release is a one-time only batch with availability beginning April 1, 2024 at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $225)

The 2024 Bourye release from High West features a mix of straight rye and straight bourbon whiskeys aged a minimum of 10 years. The blend includes two straight rye whiskeys — one from MGP (95% rye, 5% barley malt) and another from High West Distillery (80% rye, 20% malted rye) — and a straight bourbon whiskey from MGP (75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt). It's bottled without chill-filtration at 46% ABV. Availability is exclusive to the distillery. (SRP $124.99)

This release commemorates the 25th anniversary of Heaven Hill acquiring both the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, KY and the Old Fitzgerald brand that came along with it in April 1999. The barrels used for this bottled in bond decanter series release were distilled in September 1999 and emptied in March 2013 making the age of the bourbon 13 years-old. The bourbon was bottled in February 2024. This is an exclusive Kentucky release which launched in April 2024. (SRP $229.99)

The Kiawah Blend is the fourth release for the 2XO's Icon Series. Like the others, this one was blended by American whiskey blender Dixon Dedman using a double-barrel process. For this bottling, two bourbon mash bills were used — one with a high-rye 35% recipe and another with a moderate 18% rye recipe. Dedman double-barreled the high-rye recipe into new, charred oak barrels (#3 and #4 char levels) for 9 months to a year. Available nationwide beginning April 2024. (SRP $99.99)

This is the first bourbon batch release from Booker's for 2024. Named after the small town in central Kentucky where Booker Noe was born and raised, the Springfield Batch was comprised of bourbon made on five different production dates and stored in four different warehouses. Aged for 7 years, 7 months, and 8 days, this was bottled at 124.5 proof (62.25% ABV). Available nationwide beginning April 2024. (SRP $89.99)

The inaugural release in the brand's Explorer Series features a blend of two 6 year-old bourbon whiskeys: a low-rye bourbon from Kentucky, and a high-rye bourbon from Indiana. Together, the mash bill recipe in the bottling was 66% corn, 30% rye and 4% malted barley. After reducing the blend to 103 proof, it was then finished with oak staves from France's Tronçais Forest and American white oak staves from the Appalachian Mountains. Availability begins April 2, 2024 at select Tennessee retailers with more markets to follow. (SRP $69.99)

Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask is the first release from the brand to feature three different types of sherry casks for maturation — oloroso, Pedro Ximénez, and Moscatel sherry. The brand fully matures new make spirit in each individual cask and then blends them in a marrying vat to allow the whiskies to rest and interact. Oloroso sherry is the main character of the whisky. This whisky makes its debut in the US beginning April 2024. (SRP $99.99)

Made in collaboration with WES Brands and actor/entrepreneur Jamie Foxx, BSB Whiskey — aka Brown Sugar Blend — is a flavored whiskey made with cinnamon and brown sugar. After 2 years spent on the redesign and development of the product, BSB has been revamped into this new 70-proof version replacing all other BSB bottlings. Notably, the new bottle label glows in the dark. Available nationwide beginning April 2024. (SRP $24.99)