Brand owner Ian Macleod Distillers Produced in Highlands, Scotland Size 70cl & 75cl Price £60+, E75, US$120 Abv 48 Markets worldwide Contact iain@ianmacloed.com Ian Macleod Distillers has decided to put its Glengoyne single malt Scotch whisky in casks that have been used in Australia’s Hunter Valley to age Glenguin wines. Lord Robin Tedder is the third baron of Glenguin, which was the original name…

Brand owner CL World Brands Produced in France Size: 70cl Prices £195, E350-370, US$360 Abv 40 Markets worldwide Contact cmeunier@hine.fr Thomas Hine, the Cognac house owned by CL World Brands, has released a 1798 “early landed and Jarnac-matured vintage Cognac”. Bernard Hine, from the original family, describes the 30-year-old Cognac as “rich and harmonious”. Most Cognacs are blends from different years, as well as areas…

Brand owner Hanschell Inniss Produced in Barbados Sizes 70cl, 75cl, 1litre Price £12.99, F15, US$15.95 Markets worldwide Contact dave_cockspur@yahoo.com Cockspur Fine Rum has been given a face-lift with a new label design, timed to coincide with the launch of a generic campaign by the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association promoting the Authentic Caribbean Rum marque. It also coincides with the start of the…

Brand owner Bacardi Global Brands Produced in France Size 75cl Price F8.50, in France Abv 18 Markets worldwide Contact sereynolds@bacardi.com This iconic French apéritif has seen the most dramatic redesign in its 200-year history. But the statuesque new bottle manages to retain the core elements of the historic label design, while the bottle’s curvaceous shape has a classic, yet contemporary feel. Guy Lawrence, global…

Brand owner Campeny Distilleries Produced in Spain Size 70cl Price £11.50, F9.10, US$16.9 Abv 17 Markets worldwide Contact sclavell@melody.es After the launch of Tolón-Tolón “leche merengada” (cream liqueur based on cinnamon and lemon), the family-run Barcelona-based distillery is driving forward with a range of three new flavours: macadamia nut, whisky, and chocolate with hazelnut and vanilla. The liqueurs combine cream with real macadamia…

Brand owner C&C International Produced in Ireland Size 70cl Price US$35 Abv 40 Markets US, Europe Contact C&C +353 1 616 1100 The Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey range has been extended to include a 10 Year Old Reserve blend for limited distribution only. It is a triple distilled, smooth and well- balanced blend that has been aged in Spanish and American Oak casks for…

Brand owner Morrison Bowmore Produced in Lowlands, Scotland Size 70cl Price £21 ABV: 40 Markets worldwide Contact sales@cellartrends.co.uk Auchentoshan has given its premium range of malt whiskies a major packaging revamp and introduced two new products – the Classic (above) and 18 Year Old (£50) – which join the 12 Year Old (£25), Three Wood (£35), and 21 Year Old (£70) expressions. Karen…

Brand owner William Grant & Sons Produced in Speyside, Scotland Size 70cl, 75cl (US) Price £400, f600, US$799 Abv 53.8 Markets worldwide Contact info@thebalvenie.com William Grant, the family-owned Speyside distillery, has created a new vintage from casks laid down in 1976. Malt master David Stewart says: “The vintage is created from just two casks singled out for their characteristic Balvenie honey notes and rich, fruity,…

Brand owner Oposit Wines & Spirits Produced in France Sizes 5cl, 70cl, 75cl, 1 litre, 1.75 litre Price £24, E20, US$33 Abv 40 Markets worldwide and travel retail Contact sebastien.folloppe@ oposit-wines-spirits.com This new gin in its striking packaging won a Gold medal at last month’s Drinks International Gin Challenge. Launched at the Duty-Free Show of the Americas earlier this year and at the London Distil…

A typical dinner in Chengdu – a city of 12 million and the capital of Sichuan province in southwestern China – starts with the clink of shot glasses filled with baijiu and “Ganbei!” (the Chinese for “Cheers!”). The “firewater” hits the stomach with a punch. Dubbed “the fountainhead of baijiu”, the region produces almost all of China’s premium baijiu brands – partly because of its…