News Briefs for August 21, 2024
•Redemption Whiskey, part of the Deutsch Family Wines & Spirits stable, is adding Sur Lee Straight Rye Whiskey into its Specialty Series. The whiskey draws inspiration from the French winemaking process, known as Sur Lie. It’s made by taking Redemption’s 95% rye mashbill, then adding the whiskey lees into the barrels before aging. By periodically rotating the barrels during the aging process, the lees and whiskey continually interact, and the result is a more flavorful whiskey, Deutsch says. Retailing at $60, the 47% abv Sur Lee Straight Rye is rolling out nationwide later this month. Redemption had U.S. volume of 100,000 cases last year, according to Impact Databank.
•Foley Family Wine & Spirits has agreed to acquire five wine brands from bankrupt California wine player Vintage Wine Estates for $15 million, Bloomberg reported. The brands include Bar Dog, Cherry Pie, Swanson, Cosentino, and SCV. While bankruptcy judge Mary Walrath has approved the deal, higher bids could still emerge for the brands. If that happens, an auction for the brands would be slated for next month. Vintage’s lawyers added that more deals will be coming, as the company has found buyers for most of its major assets. Vintage filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a month ago after failing to engineer a turnaround for its troubled business.
•Suntory Global Spirits has announced the return of Baker’s 13-year-old Bourbon. The single barrel whiskey is bottled at 53.5% abv and, like the brand’s flagship 7-year-old Bourbon, aims to show off the nuances and distinct flavors created by the length of time a whiskey spends in the barrel, which rickhouse held the whiskey, and the location of the individual barrel within the rickhouse. This release of Baker’s 13-year-old Bourbon is now available in limited quantities across the U.S. for a suggested price of $150 a bottle.
•Chattanooga Whiskey has debuted the newest release in their Barrel Finishing series: Russian River Pinot Cask Finished. Aged for over four years, including six months in Pinot Noir casks, the newcomer is rolling out across AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, SC, TN, TX, and WI, retailing at $60 a 750-ml. The fifth release in the Barrel Finishing series, it’s also available at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery, which hosts over 50,000 visitors per year.
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