New Spirit Releases - October 11, 2024 - Orphan Barrel, Crown Royal, and More!

Woven Honor is a single malt Scotch whisky bottling in Diageo's Orphan Barrel Whiskey Co. portfolio which features rare and nearly forgotten barrels of whisky. Made at Linkwood Distillery located in the Scottish Highlands, it was aged for 18 years in American oak casks. The label features a spider and its web which, according to the brand, symbolizes patience and the artistry of creation. This US exclusive limited edition release is available at select retailers nationwide beginning October 2024. (SRP $185)

Crown Royal 31 Year is a rare blended Canadian whisky and a new addition to the brand's Higher Marques portfolio. It's the third installment in its Extra Rare series which began with a 29 year-old offering in 2022. Barrels in this release were hand selected by Mark Balkenende, Crown Royal Master Blender. Available in select regions beginning October 2024. (SRP $599)

The Blade and Bow brand is a tribute to the five keys which once hung on the door of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. The distillery which closed its doors in 1992 reopened in 2014 and this 22 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon was aged and bottled there. A limited amount of bottles are released each year with availability limited to select US markets and at the Garden & Gun Club at the distillery. (SRP $549.99)

First released in 2022 to celebrate the brand's 30th anniversary, Knob Creek 18 Year returns to shelves in fall 2024 as a limited edition release. Aged in new, charred American oak barrels for 18 years — twice as long as the flagship bottling in the Knob Creek portfolio — it's bottled at 100 proof. Available beginning October 2024. (SRP $174.99)

At 9 years of age, this straight rye whiskey marks the oldest whiskey released from Maryland's Sagamore Spirit to date. Bottled at 56.3% ABV, this release is part of the brand's Reserve Series. Available at select retailers and at the Baltimore distillery beginning October 2024. (SRP $79.99)

This release from Brother's Bond — a whiskey brand founded by American actors Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley — is a bottled in bond bourbon. It was distilled at one distillery (MGPI in Indiana), in one distilling season and was aged a minimum of 7 years which is three years longer than is required. Made with a high-rye three grain bourbon mash bill of 51% corn, 39% rye, and 10% malted barley which is a first for the brand. Available nationwide beginning October 2024. (SRP $59.99)

A Midwinter Night's Dram is a seasonal release from High West and Act 12 marks the 12th annual edition. It begins with the brand's Rendezvous Rye, a blend of straight rye whiskeys which are made from two mash bill recipes: one is a 95% rye/5% malted barley distilled in Indiana and the other is an 80% rye/20% malted rye made at High West in Utah. Then the rye blend is further finished in ruby and tawny port casks. Note: The Act reflects the batch number (Act 12 is the 2024 release) while the Scene is the bottling date. Available in limited quantities at High West Distillery and Saloon locations and via High West's website beginning October 2024. (SRP $149.99)

This is the final of three expressions from the brand's Collaborative Series for 2024. Here, BBCo. partnered with Tennessee's Blackberry Farm Brewery. A blend of Kentucky straight bourbons, including 6 year-old from BBCo., were blended ranging in age from 6-14 years. Then the blend was finished for a further 17 months in BFB Oxheart Stout barrels. With only 10 barrels produced, availability is limited to Kentucky and Tennessee as well as the brand's Bardstown distillery and Louisville tasing room beginning October 2024. (SRP $159.99)