New Spirit Releases - February 2, 2024 - Westland Solum Edition 2, Method & Madness Garryana Oak, The Botanist Islay Cask Rested and More!
Check out the latest releases hitting shelves soon. Photo Credit: Carson Artac for Westland Distillery
Feb 02, 2024
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12The second edition of Solum was made much like the 1st edition, but this American single malt whiskey was matured for a year longer. The peat used here was harvested approx. 2 hours south of Seattle and was harvested in a sustainable manner to ensure the health of the bog for future harvests. Using 100% Skagit Valley Malting peated malted barley (8-12 ppm) in the distillation process, it was then aged in the following cask types: Cooper's Reserve new American oak, Cooper's Select new American oak, and first-fill bourbon barrels. Just 5,212 bottles are available globally with a launch in February 2023. (SRP $149.99/700ml)
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11Distilled at the Micro Distillery at Midleton, County Cork, this triple-distilled single pot still whiskey was finished in Garryana oak barrels which are native to the U.S. Pacific Northwest area. This limited edition release was bottled at a cask strength of 46% ABV. With just 4,500 bottle created, availability is limited to select retailers in the US and at ReserveBar.com beginning February 2024. (SRP $80/700ml)
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10Introduced to the US to coincide with the 130th anniversary of the Speyside whisky brand, Longmorn has released two new single malt whiskies to its portfolio — this 22 year-old and an 18 year-old. Both were aged primarily in American oak and both were bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration. With the introduction of these two whiskies, Longmorn has committed to release single malt whiskies aged at least 18 years. Available beginning February 2024. (SRP $439.99)
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9Introduced to the US to coincide with the 130th anniversary of the Speyside whisky brand, Longmorn has released two new single malt whiskies to its portfolio — this 18 year-old and a 22 year-old. Both were aged primarily in American oak and both were bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration. With the introduction of these two whiskies, Longmorn has committed to release single malt whiskies aged at least 18 years. Available beginning February 2024. (SRP $279.99)
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8The Heritage Collection is an annual spring release with each whiskey in the series featuring one of six traditional American whiskey mash bills produced by Heaven Hill. For the 2024 release, the distillery has selected an 18 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon with a mash bill recipe of 78% corn, 12% malted barley, and 10% rye. The batch was made from 133 barrels that were filled in December 2005 and matured on the 3rd floor of rickhouse 1I. Limited availability begins nationally in March 2024. (SRP $299.99)
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7Foggy Burl Single Malt is one of three whiskeys in the brand's new Small Lot Series. Made with 100% malted barley using seven different kinds of barley malt, this California single malt whiskey was aged in toasted & charred (char #3) barrels. Batch 001 is made from 27 barrels. Availability is limited to select retailers nationwide and at the brand's website beginning February 2024.
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6Devils Tower High Rye Bourbon is one of three whiskeys in the brand's new Small Lot Series. This four-grain high-rye bourbon is made with a mash bill recipe of 51% corn, 45% rye, 2% wheat, and 2% malted barley. It was aged for at least 5 years in toasted and charred (char #3) barrels. Batch 001 is made from 25 barrels. Availability is limited to select retailers nationwide and at the brand's website beginning February 2024.
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5This añejo tequila is the second Barrel Select release made in collaboration with Widow Jane Distillery. Its creation begins with single estate agave harvested from Rancho El Nacimiento, one of many fields owned and operated by the family of Tequila Ocho co-founder Carlos Camarena in Jalisco. The additive-free tequila is made with traditional production processes including brick ovens and wooden fermenters. Then recently dumped Widow Jane Bourbon barrels were used for its maturation. The tequila was aged for 12 months and then bottled at 96 proof. Only 1,300 cases were produced. Available in select US markets beginning February 2024. (SRP $90)
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4Five Origin Select is an aged rum made from rums sourced from five Caribbean nations — Trinidad, Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Guyana. Included in the blend is Guyanese rum aged 11-15 years which were distilled on the lauded Port Mourant Double Wooden Pot Still. Bottled at 92 proof, there is no added sugar, coloring or flavoring in its production. Released in February 2024, this is a permanent addition to the portfolio. (SRP $64.99)
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3Astral Margarita is the sixth release in The Cocktail Collective, Diageo's line of ready-to-serve cocktails. Made with blanco tequila, lime juice and triple sec, Astral Margarita is packaged in two formats — 350ml and 750ml serving four to eight cocktails per glass bottle, respectively. Available nationwide beginning February 2024. (SRP $13.99/350ml and $25.99/750ml)
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2Introduced in February 2024, this release is one of two bottlings in The Islay Cask Matured Gin Range. The Botanist Gin — made with 22 wild, hand-foraged Islay botanicals — is produced at Bruichladdich on Islay so the brand was able to experiment with over 300 cask types found across their warehouses. With this Islay Cask Aged Gin bottling, Head Distiller Adam Hannett selected 8 different types of American and European oak casks from a variety of regions for the aging period of at least three years. Availability will be limited to select on-premise accounts only.
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1Introduced in February 2024, this release is one of two bottlings in The Botanist Islay Cask Matured Gin Range. The Botanist Gin — made with 22 wild, hand-foraged Islay botanicals — is produced at Bruichladdich on Islay so the brand was able to experiment with over 300 cask types found across their warehouses. With this Rested Gin bottling, Head Distiller Adam Hannett selected 15 different types of American and European oak casks from a variety of regions for the "resting" period of at least six months. Availability will be found at retailers and on-premise accounts in select markets. (SRP $49.99)