Market Watch, April 2016
mwNEW PRODUCTSCr ftwerk BrandiesLouisville Kentuckys Copper Kings American Brandy Co has unveiled a new range of small batch American brandies aged in craft beer barrels The Cr ftwerk lineup features four different expressions all 50 a 750 ml bottle each aged for 12 months in ex beer barrels from a different craft brewery The first release includes bran dies finished in casks from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co 3 Floyds Brewing Co Oskar Blues Brewery and Against The Grain Brewery and Smokehouse The 555 percent abv brandies are now available in 22 markets For more infor mation visit Copperandkings com The Pogues Irish WhiskeyM S Walker has partnered with Celtic punk rock band The Pogues to launch a new Irish whiskey The Pogues Irish whiskey around 40 a 750 ml bottle is produced by Irelands West Cork Distillers and features a blend of 50 percent 10 year old single malt Irish whiskey aged in Sherry casks and 50 percent 5 to 7 year old Irish grain whiskey aged in Bourbon barrels The 40 percent abv offering is available in 32 states For more information visit Thepoguesirishwhiskey com Silo Cucumber VodkaRhode Island based Horizon Beverage has introduced a new vodka from Vermonts Silo Distillery Silo Cucumber vodka 30 a 750 ml bottle is made with Vermont corn and peeled cucum bers The 40 percent abv spirit is now available in New England For more information visit Silodistillery com D George BenhamsSonoma Dry GinCalifornia based Graton Distilling Co part of Purple Wine Spirits released its first craft spirits offering this spring D George Benhams Sonoma Dry gin around 40 a 750 ml bottle is created using 12 different botanicals including juniper coriander and locally grown Meyer lemon and Buddhas hand fruit The 45 percent abv offering is currently available in California For more information visit Purplewinespirits com Vizcaya Black RumA Hardy USA is rolling out a new small batch rum from the Dominican Republic Vizcaya Black rum 2899 a 750 ml bottle is crafted from pressed sugar cane juices using traditional methods then aged for 12 to 21 years in charred oak barrels The 40 percent abv offering is now available nation wide For more information visit Vizcayarum com Malfy GQDI GinNew Jersey based importing company Biggar Leith has unveiled its first product which the company says is the first Italian gin to be imported into the United States Malfy GQDI which is short for Gin di Qualità Distillato in Italia gin 30 a 750 ml bottle is distilled in Moncalieri Italy by the Vergnano family and infused with lemons from the Amalfi Coast The 41 percent abv gin is available nation wide For more information visit Biggarandleith com Pierre Patou CognacNew York based importer Simone International rolled out a new Cognac range this spring The Pierre Patou brand currently includes V S 2499 VSOP 2999 X O 4999 and X O Black 5999 offerings The 40 percent abv entries are initially available in New York New Jersey Florida and Maryland For more infor mation visit Simoneint com Revel Stoke Roasted Pineapple WhiskyPhillips Distilling Co extended its Revel Stoke Canadian whisky in March The first ever pineapple flavored whisky Revel Stoke Roasted Pineapple around 15 a 750 ml bottle joins the brands existing portfolio which includes an unflavored expression and Spiced Cinnamon Roasted Pecan and Roasted Apple offshoots The 35 percent abv offering is available nationwide For more information visit Revelstokewhisky com 22 MARKET WATCH MARKETWATCHMAG COM APRIL 2016COPPER KINGS CR FTWERK OSKAR BLUES IPA AGED BRANDYTHE POGUES IRISH WHISKEYVIZCAYA BLACK RUMMALFY GQDI GINMW0416_
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