New Spirit Releases - March 1, 2024 - Hendrick's Grand Cabaret, Michter's Barrel Strength Rye (2024), Brugal Maestro Reserva and More!
Check out the latest releases hitting shelves soon. Photo Credit: Hendrick's Gin
Mar 01, 2024
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8Hendrick's Grand Cabaret is the fifth release in the brand's Cabinet of Curiosities series crafted by Master Distiller Lesley Gracie. Here, she was inspired by stone fruit spirits, eaux de vie, peach schnapps and cherry liqueurs which were fashionable in Paris in the early 1900s. Availability in the US begins March 2024. (SRP $39.99)
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7Michter's US*1 Barrel Strength Kentucky Straight Rye is a limited edition release with the last batch having been released in 2022. Barrels were selected by Master Distiller Dan McKee and Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson who both deemed this batch ready for release. This a single barrel release so expect variations to appear from barrel to barrel, as is the nature of such offerings. On average, the proof of this batch is 110.2 proof (55.1% ABV). Barrels will be available on an allocated basis as of February 2024. (SRP $110)
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6A224 is the third batch for Heaven Hill's Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey, an allocated product released in batches twice a year. Like the Original expression it is made with a mash bill of 51% wheat, 37% corn, and 12% malted barley and the age will range from 7-9 years. It's bottled at a barrel proof of 125.2 proof (62.6% ABV). Availability for Batch A224 begins in late February 2024 at select retailers. (SRP $64.99)
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5This single pot still whiskey from The Busker is the brand's first small batch release. The whiskey was triple distilled and selected by the brand. Initial maturation was done in first-fill bourbon barrels followed by a finishing in European oak oloroso sherry butts. Available to purchase online and at select retailers beginning February 2024. (SRP $49.99/700ml)
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4The fourth and final seasonal bottled-in-bond bourbon from Still Austin is a Straight Rye Whiskey. It's made with 100% Texas-grown rye — the same mash bill recipe as the brand's The Artist Straight Rye. It follows the bottled in bond regulations so it's the product of one distillation season from one distiller, is aged for at least 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse, and is bottled at 100 proof. Barrels were selected by Head Distiller John Schrepel and Master Blender Nancy Fraley. Available for purchase online and at select retail locations in March 2024. (SRP $79.99)
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3Lunazul Primero Extra Añejo is a limited edition release for the brand's Primero Collection which also includes Primero Cristalino and Primero Humoso. Like the others, this was made with 100% blue weber agave by Tierra de Agaves and their Master Tequilero Francisco Quijano. The tequila was aged for 36 months in former Elijah Craig Bourbon barrels. Available for a limited time in select markets beginning spring 2024. (SRP $59.99)
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2Brugal Maestro Reserva is a permanent addition to the brand's portfolio. Crafted by fifth generation Maestra Ronera Jassil Villanueva Quintana, the rum is made using a proprietary "dark aromatic toasting" technique. After first aging in American oak sherry casks, the rum is dumped and set aside. Next, the barrels are toasted before being refilled with the rum and further aged. Available in the US in Florida, Texas, and New Jersey as well as duty-free at select US airports beginning February 2024 expanding to other select markets later in the year. (SRP $200)
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1This is the 2023 edition of the brand's Legacy Series, and this one honors famed surfer Greg Noll. It is composed of rums from the Caribbean and South America that were blended in a combination of ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. Then the rum had an additional finish in once-used French Limousin oak apple brandy casks. Additionally, a small amount of the rum was finished in apricot and orange bitters casks. Just 3,000 bottles are available beginning February 28, 2024 online and in-store in California, Hawaii, Florida, New Jersey, South Carolina and Texas. (SRP $109.99)