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Friday, July 10, 2015

New Whiskey Labels: Springbank, Ladyburn and More


This week's most interesting new labels from the federal TTB database:

Springbank cleared labels for an 18 year old "fresh rum" cask whiskey and a 19 year old "fresh sherry" cask, a 19 year old refill bourbon  cask, a 20 year old "fresh port" cask and a cask strength 12 year old Longrow finished for a year in "fresh New Zealand Pinot Noir casks." The Springbanks say they are exclusive bottlings for importer Pacific Edge Wine & Spirits while the Longrow will be available worldwide.

William Grant cleared a label for a 42 year old Ladyburn.

Glenlivet cleared a label for a NAS Nadurra finished in peated whiskey casks.

Woodford Reserve cleared labels for what a malt whiskey aged in used barrels and Double Double Oak, a bourbon finished in heavy toasted new oak. They are labeled "Distillery Series," so they could be gift shop items.

Hey Look, it's Old Scenter Bourbon...based on an old family recipe. How unique! Of course, they never tasted the old stuff, but they smartly imagined that it was "the perfect combination of corn, rye, and barley mashed together then aged in wood casks long enough." How long is long enough?  Well, they knew it would probably have to age for "years at a time," but...oh screw it, we'll just bottle six month old MGP.

Note:  The fact that a label appears on the TTB database does not necessarily mean it will be produced.  In addition, some details on the label, such as proof, can change in the final product.

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5 comments:

  1. Funky TapeJuly 10, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Almost need to create an Xzibit meme for Woodford here: "Yo dawg, we heard you like wood so we double oak aged a new wood barrel in double oaked Woodford Double Oak and then finished that in a double toasted old oak barrel."

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  2. skuJuly 10, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    ...and then we deep fried the whole thing!

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  3. VT MikeJuly 10, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    You know, if you ask nicely the mgp broker will send you a free 4 oz, 6 month old barrel sample. I wonder if it's possible to acquire enough of those to start a new brand with no upfront cost.

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  4. VT MikeJuly 10, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    You know, if you ask nicely the mgp broker will send you a free 4 oz, 6 month old barrel sample. I wonder if it's possible to acquire enough of those to start a new brand with no upfront cost.

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  5. tanstaafl2July 13, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Much like the bottler I think I will let my imagination tell me what this probably tastes like so that I won't have to subject myself to 6month old MGP at what is probably a heavily inflated price. Although I suppose the NDP gets few points for putting all that info on the label in the first place!

    And I can only imagine that must have been a tough name to grow up with! I thought it was a joke at first (and maybe it is, after all the "distillery" itself is a complete fabrication). If it is not made up I can only hope, given my rather sophomoric sense of humor, that the producers first name isn't Richard...

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