New Spirit Releases - June 16, 2023

This second release in Heaven's Door's Decade Series is a straight rye whiskey. Aged for 10 years, this rye whiskey was made from a mash bill recipe of 95% rye and 5% malted barley. Heaven's Door Master Blender Alex Moore worked with dozens of rye whiskeys to create this bottling. Like the inaugural straight bourbon release, this is also bottled at 100 proof. Available as of June 2023. (SRP $99.99)

This limited edition straight rye whiskey release from Conecuh whiskey brand Clyde May's features a 9 year-old straight rye from Canada. It is finished with American oak, French oak, and cherry wood chips for an additional four months before it's bottled without chill filtration at 113 proof. Available in select US markets beginning June 2023. (SRP $64.99)

Square 6 Wheated Bourbon is the third release made exclusively at Heaven Hill's Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (EWBE) in Louisville, Kentucky. This artisanal distillery under the supervision of Distiller Jodie Filiatreau has the capacity to produce one barrel per day. For this bottling, there were two wheated bourbon recipes blended after maturation: one used 74% corn, 16% wheat and 10% malted barley and the other used 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Bottled at 105 proof, this is available at the EWBE and at select Kentucky retailers beginning June 2023. (SRP $89.99)

This Bottled in Bond Wheat Whiskey is a limited edition release in Woodford Reserve's annual Distillery Series. This release is Woodford Reserve Kentucky Wheat Whiskey (52% wheat, 20% malted barley, 20% corn, 8% rye) made in one distilling season and then aged in a bonded warehouse for a minimum of four years. It was also bottled at 100 proof which differs from the standard Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey which is bottled at 90.4 proof. Availability is limited to select Kentucky retailers and at the Woodford Reserve Distillery beginning June 13, 2023. (SRP $59.99 for 375ml)

Benriach The Forty is one of the oldest peated malt whiskies to be released by a Speyside distillery. Founded in 1898, Benriach first began distilling peated spirit in small batches back in the 1970s and the distillery continues to do so to this day. The Forty was crafted by Master Blender Rachel Barrie who blended casks which were aged a minimum of 40 years. Both bourbon and port casks were used in the maturation process. Available in the US beginning June 2023. (SRP $4,500)

Gaelic for "friendship," Cairdeas is an annual release created for the Friends of Laphroaig. The 2023 release was created with three-quarters of the single malt maturing in second-fill Madeira casks and the remaining quarter finished in first-fill port casks, the majority of which were white port. Created in 1994, the Friends of Laphroaig is a loyalty program for Scotch whisky fans across the globe. Laphroaig Cairdeas 2023 is bottled at cask strength of 52.3% ABV and is available for sale in the US beginning June 2023. (SRP $99)

King Robert II is a blended Scotch whisky brand from Ian Macleod Distillers, one of Scotland's independent, family-owned distillers, blenders, and bottlers with brands such as Glengoyne, Tamdhu, and Rosebank among others. This release is a blend of single malt and grain whiskies aged at least 15 years from the Islands, Highlands, Lowlands, and Speyside. The brand was redesigned in 2022 with updated packaging. This 15 Year Blended Scotch Whisky is one of three bottlings from the brand to be released in the US in June 2023. (SRP $28.99)

King Robert II is a blended Scotch whisky brand from Ian Macleod Distillers, one of Scotland's independent, family-owned distillers, blenders, and bottlers with brands such as Glengoyne, Tamdhu, and Rosebank among others. This release is a blend of single malt and grain whiskies aged at least 12 years from the Islands, Highlands, Lowlands, and Speyside. The brand was redesigned in 2022 with updated packaging. This 12 Year Blended Scotch Whisky is one of three bottlings from the brand to be released in the US in June 2023. (SRP $21.99)

King Robert II is a blended Scotch whisky brand from Ian Macleod Distillers, one of Scotland's independent, family-owned distillers, blenders, and bottlers with brands such as Glengoyne, Tamdhu, and Rosebank among others. This no-age statement release is a blend of single malt and grain whiskies from the Islands, Highlands, Lowlands, and Speyside. Ex-bourbon barrels, hogsheads and ex-sherry casks were used in its maturation. The brand was redesigned in 2022 with updated packaging. This Treble Cask Matured Blended Scotch Whisky is one of three bottlings from the brand to be released in the US in June 2023. (SRP $14.99)