New Spirits Releases - May 27, 2022

This limited edition release from Dewar's was created to commemorate the 122nd US Open Championship which is to be held June 16-19, 2022 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Crafted by Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod, this 19 year-old blended Scotch whisky has been finished in first-fill rye, first-fill bourbon and new American oak casks. Released late May 2022.

This the second release in the brand's Castle Hill Series which features hand-selected straight bourbons which are blended and bottled at cask strength. For the second batch, 26 barrels were selected by the Heather Greene, CEO & Master Blender of the Texas-based brand. The youngest of the bunch was aged 13 years, 10 months, 17 days and the oldest 14 years, 2 months, 13 days. Aging takes place in rickhouses located in four states in different casks. Only 3000 bottles produced with availability in CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, NJ, NY, OK, TX, WA, WI and in Alberta, Canada as of late May 2022.

This whiskey from Kentucky's Barrell Craft Spirits features 20 year-old rye distilled in Canada. BCS finishes the sourced rye whiskey in three types of barrels: Martinique rhum, Malmsey Madeira, and apricot brandy. It's bottled at a cask strength of 128.12 proof. This is the oldest release in the brand's Seagrass series and it's available at select retailers in mid-June 2022 following a pre-sale release on the Barrell Craft Spirits website in late May 2022.

This is the second release in the rare and unique whiskey portfolio Hardin's Creek from the James B. Beam Distilling Company. This bourbon is intentionally aged for just 2 years. More production details shared include a longer fermentation time (five days) and and taking the whiskey off the still at a lower proof than is typical for the company. Colonel James B. Beam is the namesake here who after Prohibition was repealed rebuilt the Clermont, Kentucky distillery in just 120 days. Available as of July 2022 and for pre-sale through ReserveBar as of May 31, 2022.

Hardin's Creek is a whiskey brand released by the James B. Beam Distilling Company which will feature rare and unique whiskeys. Jacob's Well is the first release in the portfolio. The name pays tribute to Jacob Beam, the forefather of the Beam family and the well he built in 1795 from Hardin's Creek that powered the mill that ground corn for his early mashes. The whiskey is a blend of two bourbons: a traditional bourbon aged 16 years and a high-rye bourbon aged 15 years. The label states the age as 184 months which is just over 15 years. Available as of July 2022 and for pre-sale through ReserveBar as of May 31, 2022.

This limited edition expression of The Epicurean pays homage to the city of Glasgow, home to the independent family-owned company Douglas Laing & Co who owns the brand. It's made from single casks of single malt from the Lowlands region. It's bottled at a cask strength of 56.8% ABV without any chill filtration. Only 3000 available globally at whisky specialist beginning May 2022.