Wray & Nephew has introduced a new seasonal Rum Cream offering. The new liqueur is made from a base of Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum and retails for $19.99 a 750-ml. Intended to be consumed on the rocks or in winter cocktails, it’s selling through the month of March in select retailers nationwide.
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Devotion vodka has expanded its distribution footprint with the addition of listings in Publix and Albertsons supermarkets in three states. The sugar-free, gluten-free vodka brand (80-proof, $19.99 a 750-ml.) is now available at more than 80 Publix locations across Florida and more than 200 Albertsons locations in Nevada and California. The flavors made available in the stores include Blood Orange, Black & Blue (blackberry and blueberry flavored) and The Perfect Cosmo. Devotion’s distribution territory currently covers Florida, California, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Arizona, Hawaii and Connecticut.
Bulleit Bourbon is set to be extended with a higher-proof, higher-priced offshoot, Bulleit 10. The new 10-year-old Bulleit expression is 91.2-proof (the core brand is 90-proof) and will retail for around $45 a bottle, approximately $20 higher than the core brand, depending on the market. It’s expected to hit shelves this month.Bulleit 10, which will compete with upscale Maker’s Mark extension Maker’s 46, among other ultra-premium Bourbons, follows Bulleit’s introduction of a straight rye whiskey by a little over a year.
Michelin Star chef Daniel Boulud and Whyte & Mackay’s The Dalmore have collaborated on a new single malt Scotch whisky that will be served exclusively at Boulud’s restaurants. The Dalmore Selected by Daniel Boulud features an 88-proof blend of The Dalmore single malts that’s been finished in used Muscatel, Madeira and Port casks. Boulud’s restaurant empire includes eight establishments in New York City, as well as locations in Miami, Palm Beach, Montreal, Toronto, London, Beijing and Singapore. The chef has suggested that the new single malt entry initially will be available at New York’s Daniel, Café Boulud and Boulud Sud restaurants.
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Bulleit unveiled a higher-proof, higher-priced offshoot, Bulleit 10. The new 10-year-old Bulleit expression is 91.2-proof (the core brand is 90-proof) and will retail for around $45 a bottle, approximately $20 higher than the original Bulleit, depending on the market. The launch comes roughly a year after Bulleit’s introduction of a straight rye whiskey.
Des Plaines, Illinois-based importer and marketer A. Hardy USA is set to introduce a new product—Fratello hazelnut liqueur—to the U.S. market. Produced in Ghemme, Italy, Fratello is made from toasted Piemonte hazelnuts infused with cocoa, vanilla berries and elderflowers and blended with pure acacia honey. Fratello will be available nationwide beginning in March, priced at $23.99 a 750-ml.
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